Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & North Korea

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
70 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
36 / 100
Not enough data
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
31% Good Place
0%
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
36% Tolerate
57% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
43% Tolerate
56% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
23% Good place
73% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
N/A
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1964
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, surgery not required
Since 2017
Illegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Since 1948
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2020
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2016
N/A
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2009
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