Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Gabon

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
Since 2020
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