Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
Since 1977
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 1977
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 1977
Same-sex adoptionLegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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