- Homosexuality⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Marriage⚭✖ Not legal
- Changing Gender✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Adoption✖ Single only
- DiscriminationIllegal in some contexts
- Employment DiscriminationSexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Military✔ Legal
- Donating Blood✔ Legal
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Conversion Therapy✖ Not banned
History
Legal
Botswana's High Court has ruled in favour of decriminalising homosexuality in a landmark decision for campaigners.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
just recognized a female who transitioned to male. Missing documents for non-binary people.
Current status
(since Aug 10, 2010)
(since Aug 10, 2010)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Current status
(since Aug 10, 2010)
(since Aug 10, 2010)
Legal
All discrimination is illegal in all areas.
Current status
(since Mar 17, 2016)
(since Mar 17, 2016)
Not banned
Botswana Court of Appeal Denied Ban.