Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
7 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1861
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