Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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