Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Cyprus

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
79 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2004
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2002
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