Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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