Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Isle of Man

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2016
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownParental approval required
Since 2001
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyAmbiguousBanned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2006
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