- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
In Botswana, public opinion seems to reflect a lack of acceptance or understanding of the LGBTQ+ community.
Botswana Surveys
History
Homosexual activity in Botswana is legal.
Since Jun 11, 2019
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Botswana is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Botswana is legal, surgery not required.
Since Sep 2017
A similar case, where a transgender woman sought to change her gender marker to female, was heard in December 2017. The High Court ruled that the Government must recognise her gender identity. She dedicated her victory to "every single trans diverse person in Botswana".
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Botswana is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Botswana is illegal.
Since 2019
LGBT employment discrimination in Botswana is sexual orientation only.
Since Aug 10, 2010
LGBT housing discrimination in Botswana is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Aug 10, 2010
Same-sex adoption in Botswana is single only.
Serving openly in military in Botswana is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Since Aug 10, 2010
Blood donations by MSMs in Botswana is legal.
Conversion therapy in Botswana is not banned.
Since Mar 17, 2016
Equal age of consent in Botswana is equal.
LGBT Rights by District
View the LGBT laws in each individual district of Botswana.