Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Belarus

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1983
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Equal
Since 1994
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