Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2008
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