Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
32 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryParental approval required
Since 1989
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2001
Equal
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
0% Justifiable
98% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
6% Good place
90% Not a good place
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