Compare LGBT Rights in New Zealand & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Equality Index ?
77 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1986
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2012
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2002
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1986
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
92% Did not mention homosexuals
8% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
54% Justifiable
16% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
52% Agree
14% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
4% Approve
96% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
11% Approve
89% Disapprove
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
36% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
69% Good place
10% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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