Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Syria

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionLegalAmbiguous
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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