Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Saint Lucia

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
Since 2025
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
11% Approve
89% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
23% Approve
78% Disapprove
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