Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
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 onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
N/A
Public Opinion
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