Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Egypt

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2003
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
N/A
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