Compare LGBT Rights in Bouvet Island & South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Equality Index ?
87 / 100
97 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
97 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1972
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1981
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2024
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1972
Equal
Since 2001
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