Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & Cocos

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
Equal
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