Compare LGBT Rights in Turks and Caicos Islands & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
81 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
81 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2011
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2000
Equal
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