Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
26 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1964
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1985
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2016
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
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