Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Gabon

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
66 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
14 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
13% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
17% Tolerate
83% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
20% Tolerate
79% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
5% Good place
95% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1963
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Unequal
Since 2020
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