Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
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
N/A
Same-sex adoptionLegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1890
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