Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1933
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, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
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