Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & British Indian Ocean Territory

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
97 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
97 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Since 1966
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
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