Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Ethiopia

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
11 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
13 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2005
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1958
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