Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Guinea-Bissau

Equality Index ?
83 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Public Opinion
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