Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Israel

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
76 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1963
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1948
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