Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Russia

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2002
Banned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1993
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Varies by Region
Since 1997
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