LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands

Homosexuality: ⚢
✔ Legal
Gay Marriage: ⚭
✖ Unrecognized
Censorship: ✔ No censorship
Changing Gender: ✖ Illegal
Non-binary gender recognition: Unknown
Discrimination: ✔ Illegal
Employment Discrimination: ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
Housing Discrimination: ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
Adoption: ✖ Single only
Military: ✔ Legal
Donating Blood: ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion Therapy: ✖ Not banned
Age of Consent: ✔ Equal

History

Homosexual activity in British Virgin Islands

Homosexual activity in British Virgin Islands is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2001

Legal

The UK government decriminalised homosexual acts between two consenting adults via Sections 3(1) and 3(7) of the Caribbean Territories (Criminal Law) Order, 2000.

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Same-sex marriage in British Virgin Islands

Same-sex marriage in British Virgin Islands is unrecognized.

Current status

Unrecognized

Same sex marriages are not legal, and the laws of the British Virgin Islands do not allow for recognition of same sex marriages from elsewhere, including the United Kingdom. Although the UK government encourages British Overseas Territories to adopt its equality laws it has said that it will not force a change in law.

Details · Accurate? Yes No

Censorship of LGBT Issues in British Virgin Islands

Censorship of LGBT Issues in British Virgin Islands is no censorship.

Current status

No censorship

In British Virgin Islands, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.

Details · Accurate? Yes No

Right to change legal gender in British Virgin Islands

Right to change legal gender in British Virgin Islands is illegal.

Current status

Illegal

Changes of gender are not currently allowed by current legislation.

Details · Accurate? Yes No

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in British Virgin Islands

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in British Virgin Islands is unknown.

Current status

Unknown

LGBT discrimination in British Virgin Islands

LGBT discrimination in British Virgin Islands is illegal.

Current status
Since Jun 13, 2007

Illegal

Details · Accurate? Yes No

LGBT employment discrimination in British Virgin Islands

LGBT employment discrimination in British Virgin Islands is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jun 13, 2007

Sexual orientation and gender identity

Constitutional ban on all discrimination.

Details · Accurate? Yes No

LGBT housing discrimination in British Virgin Islands

LGBT housing discrimination in British Virgin Islands is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jun 13, 2007

Sexual orientation and gender identity

Illegal under the UK Federal Hate Crimes.

Details · Accurate? Yes No

Same-sex adoption in British Virgin Islands

Same-sex adoption in British Virgin Islands is single only.

Current status

Single only

No laws in place for same sex couples.

Details · Accurate? Yes No

Serving openly in military in British Virgin Islands

Serving openly in military in British Virgin Islands is legal.

Current status

Legal

United Kingdom responsible for defence and thus LGBT persons allowed to serve openly.

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Blood donations by MSMs in British Virgin Islands

Blood donations by MSMs in British Virgin Islands is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status

Banned (indefinite deferral)

Blood donation is prohibited from men who have had "sexual contact with another male, even once, since 1977".

Details · Accurate? Yes No

Conversion therapy in British Virgin Islands

Conversion therapy in British Virgin Islands is not banned.

Current status

Not banned

No laws currently ban conversion therapy in the British Virgin Islands.

Details · Accurate? Yes No

Equal age of consent in British Virgin Islands

Equal age of consent in British Virgin Islands is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2001

Equal

The age of concent was equalised at the same time as homosexual activity was decriminalised.

Details · Accurate? Yes No

Equality Index ?

66 / 100

Legal Rights

66 / 100

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