Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Cocos

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Equal
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