Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & China

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Other type of partnership
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Ambiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1997
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