Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Canada

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
96 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
62 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1969
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2019
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
32% Did not mention homosexuals
67% Mentioned homosexuals
90% Did not mention homosexuals
10% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
7% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
62% Justifiable
10% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
82% Support
8% Against
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
81% Agree
13% Disagree
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
11% Agree
73% Disagree
72% Agree
9% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
85% Yes
10% No
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
76% Approve
24% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
80% Approve
20% Disapprove
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
16% Favor
81% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
9% Yes
84% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
80% Yes
14% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
11% Good place
41% Not a good place
80% Good place
12% Not a good place
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