Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & British Indian Ocean Territory

Equality Index ?
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97 / 100
Legal Index ?
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97 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, surgery not required
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Since 1966
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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