Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Greece

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
40 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2015
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2024
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2025
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2015
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
32% Did not mention homosexuals
67% Mentioned homosexuals
66% Did not mention homosexuals
33% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
7% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
21% Justifiable
38% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
11% Agree
73% Disagree
9% Agree
66% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
48% Yes
47% No
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
16% Favor
81% Oppose
26% Favor
70% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
9% Yes
84% No
50% Yes
44% No
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
53% Yes
40% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
11% Good place
41% Not a good place
24% Good place
61% Not a good place
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