- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
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Homosexual activity in Barbados is illegal (up to life in prison as punishment).
Current status
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
The law is rarely, if ever enforced.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Barbados is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Barbados, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Barbados is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Required to be legalized by American Convention of Human Rights. No laws in place.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Barbados is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Barbados is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal. No discrimination protections. although cops have to go through lgbt sensitivity training.
LGBT employment discrimination in Barbados is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Church has a big influence there.
LGBT housing discrimination in Barbados is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Barbados is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws for same sex couples. As well Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Serving openly in military in Barbados is legal.
Current status
Legal
Not conditions restricting lgbt people serving.
Blood donations by MSMs in Barbados is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Barbados is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Barbados is unequal.
Current status
Since 1992
Since 1992
Unequal
Legal Rights
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