Compare LGBT Rights in Christmas Island & Zambia

Equality Index ?
86 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 2005
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