Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Equal
Since 2008
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