Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
33 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2009
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
Since 1996
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
29% Did not mention homosexuals
63% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
7% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
9% Agree
67% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
12% Good place
73% Not a good place
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