Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
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47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1964
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1985
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1998
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