Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Latvia

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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