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

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2006
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