Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
42 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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