Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Moldova

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Since 2012
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2002
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