Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Unequal
Since 1947
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