Compare LGBT Rights in Romania & Belarus

Equality Index ?
46 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2020
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1996
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1999
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2000
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2000
No protections
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1994
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