Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Gabon

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnequal
Since 2020
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