Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Canada

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
62 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1969
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownVaries by Region
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2019
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