Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Belarus

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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1993
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
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 banned
Since 2003
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1997
Equal
Since 1994
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