Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Netherlands

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
90 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1945
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2001
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Since 1974
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1978
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