Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Côte d’Ivoire

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
State-enforced
Since 2019
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Ambiguous
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Restricted
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Unequal
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