Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Since 1996
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 careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2009
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 1996
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