Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Gambia

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
3 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
5 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
N/A
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