Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & China

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Other type of partnership
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 1949
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