Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Germany

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
81 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1994
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
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1945
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2024
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 adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2021
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2020
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 1988
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