Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
48 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 1947
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