Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Sweden

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
Since 1978
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