Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & United States

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipVaries by Region
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderIllegalVaries by Region
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careBannedVaries by Region
Since 2021
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedVaries by Region
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsVaries by Region
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
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