Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Lithuania

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
26 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
Since 2000
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
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
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2004
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