Compare LGBT Rights in Hainaut & Oost-Vlaanderen

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1944
Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
Illegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1985
Equal
Since 1985
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