Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & India

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2014
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Gender identity only
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2018
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