Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Ireland

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
85 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2015
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 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 1993
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