Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Zambia

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Ambiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionLegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2005
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