Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Kyrgyzstan

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
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 2005
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 1998
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