Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & North Korea

Equality Index ?
83 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1997
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Bathroom accessUnknownNo explicit protections
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2009
Public Opinion
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