Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 2013
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