Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
29 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1975
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 1966
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Unknown
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