Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Gambia

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
3 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
4 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
3% Tolerate
96% Not tolerate
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