Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & British Indian Ocean Territory

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
83 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryUnknown
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Since 1966
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Unknown
Public Opinion
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