Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Eritrea

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2007
No protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
N/A
Since 1957
Public Opinion
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