Compare LGBT Rights in Philippines & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
58 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1988
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2017
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2025
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
82% Did not mention homosexuals
18% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
19% Justifiable
40% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
37% Agree
44% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
73% Yes
24% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
21% Justifiable
44% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
73% Yes
26% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
58% Good place
38% Not a good place
27% Good place
49% Not a good place
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