Compare LGBT Rights in Moldova & Belarus

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2012
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2014
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1994
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