Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Equal
Since 1992
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