Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & South Africa

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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