Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Cyprus

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
79 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2004
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2002
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