Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Palestine

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Varies by Region
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Varies by Region
Since 2019
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Varies by Region
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