Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
State-enforced
Since 1940
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Unknown
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