• Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Not legal
  • Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
  • Adoption
    ✖ Single only
  • Discrimination
    Illegal in some contexts
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Employment Discrimination
    Sexual orientation only
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned

History

Homosexual activity in Botswana

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Current status
(since Jun 10, 1964)
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Fine; up to seven years imprisonment. Although same-sex sexual acts remain illegal, their prosecution is rare according to a 2004 publication.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
vertic.org/media/National%2…
kinseyinstitute.org/ccies/p…
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Jun 10, 1964–Sep 9, 2018
Male illegal, female legal
Up to 7 years in prison. Not enforced. decriminalization pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ibtimes.com/former-botswana…


hrw.org/video-photos/intera…
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Same-sex marriage in Botswana

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Apr 22, 2016–Sep 7, 2018
Unrecognized
from a ruling in the supreme Botswana Court. legalization rejected.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
allafrica.com/stories/20160…
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Current status
(since Jun 10, 1964)
Not legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
vertic.org/media/National%2…
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Right to change legal gender in Botswana

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Current status
Legal, surgery not required
just recognized a female who transitioned to male. Missing documents for non-binary people.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nationalgeographic.com/maga…
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Same-sex adoption in Botswana

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Current status
Single only
No other laws in place.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
travel.state.gov/content/ad…
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LGBT discrimination in Botswana

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Current status
(since Dec 14, 1984)
Illegal in some contexts
Workplace discrimination banned (unsure on Trans discrimination)
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilo.org/dyn/travail/docs/17… (Section 23)
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Dec 14, 1984–Sep 6, 2018
Illegal in some contexts
All Discrimination Protection on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT housing discrimination in Botswana

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Current status
(since Aug 10, 2010)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Sources needed
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LGBT employment discrimination in Botswana

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Aug 10, 2010–Sep 2, 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
All discrimination is illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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Current status
(since Aug 10, 2010)
Sexual orientation only
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
bonela.org/index.php?option….
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Botswana

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Current status
(since Aug 10, 2010)
Legal
All discrimination is illegal in all areas.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Botswana

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Current status
Equal
Set at 16 years old.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Blood donations by MSMs in Botswana

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Current status
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
achap.org/blood-safety-and-…
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Conversion therapy in Botswana

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Current status
(since Mar 17, 2016)
Not banned
Botswana Court of Appeal Denied Ban.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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