Compare LGBT Rights in Puerto Rico & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
77 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2018
Single only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Legal
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2019
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 2025
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