Compare LGBT Rights in Heard Island and McDonald Islands & Bouvet Island

Equality Index ?
90 / 100
87 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal
Since 1981
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Since 2001
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2024
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1972
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