Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
66 / 100
12 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedNot legal
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Unequal
Since 2014
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