Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Aruba

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
48 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 1811
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Legal
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1979
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
Since 1978
Public Opinion
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