Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Panama

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
34 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1972
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2019
N/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
Equal
Since 2008
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
22% Approve
78% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
38% Approve
62% Disapprove
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
43% Tolerate
56% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
36% Tolerate
57% 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
45% Good place
45% Not a good place
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