Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Georgia

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
13 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Banned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2000
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
32% Did not mention homosexuals
67% Mentioned homosexuals
38% Did not mention homosexuals
62% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
7% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
91% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
11% Agree
73% Disagree
3% Agree
82% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
16% Favor
81% Oppose
3% Favor
95% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
9% Yes
84% No
5% Yes
93% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
0% Justifiable
96% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
11% Good place
41% Not a good place
4% Good place
76% Not a good place
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