Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Zambia

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
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 militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
N/A
Since 2005
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
6% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
4% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
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