Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Somalia

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
2 / 100
Legal Index ?
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2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Other punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1960
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1962
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
N/A
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