Compare LGBT Rights in United Kingdom & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
82 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
10 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1891
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2003
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2024
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2004
Unknown
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
Since 1999
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2010
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2003
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryParental approval required
Since 1989
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1891
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
95% Did not mention homosexuals
4% Mentioned homosexuals
10% Did not mention homosexuals
89% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
62% Justifiable
13% Not justifiable
6% Justifiable
90% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
82% Support
7% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
72% Agree
19% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
62% Agree
15% Disagree
8% Agree
86% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
86% Yes
11% No
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
10% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
8% Tolerate
90% Not tolerate
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
86% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
76% Yes
18% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
77% Good place
11% Not a good place
5% Good place
82% Not a good place
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