- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Until Dec 12, 2022
Until Aug 5, 2020
History
Homosexual activity in Barbados is legal.
Current status
Since Dec 12, 2022
Since Dec 12, 2022
Legal
In December 2022, the courts ruled Barbados' laws against buggery and "gross indecency" were unconstitutional and struck them from the Sexual Offences Act.
Until Dec 12, 2022
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
The law is rarely, if ever enforced. Decriminalization pending.
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 illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Required to be legalized by American Convention of Human Rights. No laws in place.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Barbados is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Barbados does not recognize legal gender changes.
LGBT discrimination in Barbados is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Discrimination is illegal in some contexts.
LGBT employment discrimination in Barbados is sexual orientation only.
Current status
Since Aug 5, 2020
Since Aug 5, 2020
Sexual orientation only
The Employment (Prevention of Discrimination) Act protects against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.
Until Aug 5, 2020
No protections
There are no protections against discrimination against LGBT individuals. The church has a large influence on the island.
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.
Legal Rights
60 / 100
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