Compare LGBT Rights in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines & United States

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized onlyLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipVaries by Region
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderIllegalVaries by Region
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careUnknownVaries by Region
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedVaries by Region
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsVaries by Region
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguousSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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