Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
60 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
73 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
48 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1947
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