Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Brunei

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
3 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1951
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 1951
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1951
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