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History

Homosexual activity in Horad Minsk

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Homosexual activity in Horad Minsk is unknown.

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Same-sex marriage in Horad Minsk

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Same-sex marriage in Horad Minsk is banned.

Current status
Since Nov 26, 1996
Banned under federal Belarus law
Article 32 of the Constitution of Belarus defines marriage to be exclusively between a man and a woman. Additionally, this was reaffirmed by a ballot referendum in 2022.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Horad Minsk

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Horad Minsk is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2020
Imprisonment as punishment under federal Belarus law
In 2020, the Ministry of Health endorsed a plan to establish legal consequences, both administrative and criminal, for spreading information that undermines the institution of family and marriage. In April of 2024, Belarus broadened its definition of pornography to encompass portrayals of "non-traditional sexual relations and/or sexual behavior," thereby making the advocacy of homosexuality subject to imprisonment for up to four years.

Right to change legal gender in Horad Minsk

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Right to change legal gender in Horad Minsk is legal, but requires medical diagnosis.

Current status
Since Dec 11, 2010
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis under federal Belarus law
Belarusians have been allowed to update their gender markers and names following a medical diagnosis however applicants were often barred if they were married or had children. Additionally, until 2018 national identification numbers had a gender marker embedded and these could not be changed. This reportedly often leads to discrepancies between the two resulting in denial of employment.
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-… - section 6.6
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Gender-affirming care in Horad Minsk

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Gender-affirming care in Horad Minsk is unknown.

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Horad Minsk

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Horad Minsk is unknown.

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LGBT discrimination in Horad Minsk

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LGBT discrimination in Horad Minsk is unknown.

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LGBT employment discrimination in Horad Minsk

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LGBT employment discrimination in Horad Minsk is unknown.

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LGBT housing discrimination in Horad Minsk

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LGBT housing discrimination in Horad Minsk is unknown.

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Same-sex adoption in Horad Minsk

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Same-sex adoption in Horad Minsk is unknown.

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Intersex infant surgery in Horad Minsk

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Intersex infant surgery in Horad Minsk is unknown.

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Unknown

Serving openly in military in Horad Minsk

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Serving openly in military in Horad Minsk is unknown.

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Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Horad Minsk

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Blood donations by MSMs in Horad Minsk is unknown.

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Conversion therapy in Horad Minsk

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Conversion therapy in Horad Minsk is unknown.

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Equal age of consent in Horad Minsk

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Equal age of consent in Horad Minsk is unknown.

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Unknown