Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Belize

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Unrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
Since 2016
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