Compare LGBT Rights in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines & South Africa

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1990
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized onlyLegal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguousSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
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