Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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