Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
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