Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Iceland

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
94 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
98 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
90 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2010
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 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
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