Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
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