Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & France

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1791
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2013
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 2018
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1975
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 1982
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