Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1940
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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