Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 1997
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