Is homosexuality legal in British Indian Ocean Territory?
Legal
Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
British Indian Ocean Territory is one of 160 countries classified “Legal” for same-sex sexual activity — 71% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Maldives
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Seychelles
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Sri Lanka
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Mauritius
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Madagascar
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Comoros
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
Other laws in British Indian Ocean Territory
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
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