Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Macau

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
40 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Unrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1996
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