Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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