Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
29 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1975
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 1966
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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