Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Chad

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2017
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 1958
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2017
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