Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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