Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
7 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
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 TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
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