Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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