Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Thailand

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1956
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1997
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