Compare LGBT Rights in Belgium & New Caledonia

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
71 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1944
Legal
Since 1853
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
Illegal
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1985
Equal
Since 1984
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