Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
N/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2005
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