Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Uganda

Equality Index ?
96 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
96 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
3 / 100
Public Opinion
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
3% Tolerate
96% Not tolerate
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013)
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
4% Yes
96% No
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
2% Good place
95% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (other penalty)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Not legal
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, surgery not requiredAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2021
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