Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Cocos

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
89 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2002
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2002
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