Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    Unknown
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Non-binary gender recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Homosexual activity in U.S. Virgin Islands is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1985
Legal
Decriminalised by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands in 1985.
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Same-sex marriage in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Same-sex marriage in U.S. Virgin Islands is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2015
Legal
Under national marriage law.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in U.S. Virgin Islands is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Right to change legal gender in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Right to change legal gender in U.S. Virgin Islands is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Legal, no restrictions
Under Federal Law.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in U.S. Virgin Islands is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in U.S. Virgin Islands

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LGBT discrimination in U.S. Virgin Islands is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Under Federal Hate Crimes.
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LGBT employment discrimination in U.S. Virgin Islands

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LGBT employment discrimination in U.S. Virgin Islands is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under federal Sex discrimination act. As well under the Virgins Island Civil Rights Act.
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LGBT housing discrimination in U.S. Virgin Islands

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LGBT housing discrimination in U.S. Virgin Islands is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
under the Virgin Islands Civil Rights Act.
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Same-sex adoption in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Same-sex adoption in U.S. Virgin Islands is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Serving openly in military in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Serving openly in military in U.S. Virgin Islands is n/a.

Current status
N/A
defended by USA. but it is still legal since 2011
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Blood donations by MSMs in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Blood donations by MSMs in U.S. Virgin Islands is legal.

Current status
Since May 11, 2023
Legal
The new FDA policy on blood donation eliminates deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM). Prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation.
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Apr 2, 2020–May 11, 2023
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Blood donation centers follow the new FDA 3-month deferral guidance.
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2015–Apr 2, 2020
Banned (1-year deferral)
2015 FDA Guidance
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Conversion therapy in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Conversion therapy in U.S. Virgin Islands is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not illegal in any territory.
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Equal age of consent in U.S. Virgin Islands

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Equal age of consent in U.S. Virgin Islands is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1986
Equal
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