Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2007
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