Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & North Korea

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1997
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsNo explicit protections
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
Since 2009
Public Opinion
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