Compare LGBT Rights in Albania & Belarus

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
64 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1998
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2009
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2010
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2003
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2020
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2008
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2020
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Equal
Since 1994
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