Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & South Africa

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 2007
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