Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Nepal

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
61 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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