- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- Unknown
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Same-sex marriage in U.S. Virgin Islands is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 26, 2015
Legal
Same-sex marriage has been legal throughout the United States (including the territories)
Censorship of LGBT issues in U.S. Virgin Islands is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
There have been no censorship laws affecting the United States territories (especially the United States Virgin Islands). News sources that have covered LGBT issues, such as NBC, have not listed this territory.
Right to change legal gender in U.S. Virgin Islands is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
It is currently unknown if people can change their legal gender in the US Virgin Islands. There is no procedure but no known ban on it either.
Gender-affirming care in U.S. Virgin Islands is legal.
Current status
Legal
There are no known restrictions on gender-affirming care in the US Virgin Islands, including for minors.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in U.S. Virgin Islands is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT employment discrimination in U.S. Virgin Islands is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT housing discrimination in U.S. Virgin Islands is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Same-sex adoption in U.S. Virgin Islands is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 26, 2017
Legal
On 31 March 2016, Federal District Court struck down Mississippi's ban on same-sex couple adoptions. On June 26, 2017, the United States Supreme Court reversed an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling that allowed a law listing parents by gender on birth certificates to stand. The new SCOTUS ruling allowed both same-sex spouses to be listed on birth certificates. These court rulings made adoption by same-sex couples legal in all 50 states.
States can however require couples to be legally married before adopting.
Intersex infant surgery in U.S. Virgin Islands is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
No United States territory has attempted to ban intersex infant surgery.
Serving openly in military in U.S. Virgin Islands is legal.
Current status
Since Mar 18, 2025
Legal under federal United States law
On the evening of March 18th, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes blocked the implementation of Trump's executive order banning transgender people from the military. The judge said that not only was the order unconstitutional but “a solution in search of a problem.”.
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned under federal United States law
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth filed in court a memo on February 10th, 2025 relating to President Trump’s executive order from the previous month.
From now on, The U.S. military will prohibit transgender individuals from enlisting, and will cease providing or supporting gender transition procedures for service members.
From now on, The U.S. military will prohibit transgender individuals from enlisting, and will cease providing or supporting gender transition procedures for service members.
Legal under federal United States law
President Joe Biden removed former President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military, and transgender people are still allowed to serve as of 2025.
In January of 2025, President Trump signed an executive order that bans transgender people from serving in the military. However, before his executive order can take effect, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth needs to submit a plan on how the military will implement the order.
In January of 2025, President Trump signed an executive order that bans transgender people from serving in the military. However, before his executive order can take effect, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth needs to submit a plan on how the military will implement the order.
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned under federal United States law
The Trump administration enacted a new policy barring individuals with a "condition" known as "gender dysphoria." from serving in the military.
Legal under federal United States law
In 2011, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed by the Obama Administration. Former President Obama allowed members who were dishonorably discharged under DADT, to receive an honorable discharge.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell under federal United States law
Don't Ask, Don't Tell was the historic compromise signed by President Bill Clinton authorizing people who are LGBT to serve in the military provided they didn't disclose sexuality. The law also removed the ability for others in the military from asking for a service member's orientation.
Blood donations by MSMs in U.S. Virgin Islands is legal.
Current status
Since May 11, 2023
Legal under federal United States law
The new FDA policy on blood donation eliminates deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM). Prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation.
Banned (less than 6-month deferral) under federal United States law
The FDA announced changes to the blood donor eligibility policy in April 2020, reducing the MSM deferral period from 12 months to 3 months. The change came amid the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, where blood was needed urgently.
Banned (1-year deferral) under federal United States law
After a series of recommendations, the FDA has moved to a 12 months deferral.
Banned (indefinite deferral) under federal United States law
Starting in 1983, the United States implemented a full ban on blood donations from gay men. The primary justification for the ban was the perceived high risk of HIV transmission, with health regulators identifying men who have sex with men (MSM) as a significant risk to the safety of the blood supply.
Conversion therapy in U.S. Virgin Islands is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Equal age of consent in U.S. Virgin Islands is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
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