Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & British Virgin Islands

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2002
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2001
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