Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Cocos

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
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