Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus

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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 1983
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
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