Compare LGBT Rights in Canada & Cayman Islands

Equality Index ?
79 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
63 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2005
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careVaries by Region
Since 2024
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 1995
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
Unequal
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