Compare LGBT Rights in Trinidad and Tobago & Turkey

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
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35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
28 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1947
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1962
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1858
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