Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
State-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Unknown
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