Is homosexuality legal in the British Virgin Islands?

Legal

Same-sex sexual activity is legal.

The British Virgin Islands is one of 160 countries classified “Legal” for same-sex sexual activity — 71% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: LGBTQ rights by country or territory
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Anguilla
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Sint Maarten
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Saint-Martin
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Puerto Rico
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Saint-Barthélemy
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.

Other laws in British Virgin Islands

Sex Work
Legal & regulated
Same-Sex Adoption
Not permitted

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