Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Tunisia

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1913
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1964
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1985
Legal
Since 2013
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1957
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Ambiguous
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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