Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
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 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2006
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