Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Zambia

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
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
Illegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 2005
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