Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Moldova

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Varies by Region
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2001
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1995
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1993
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2003
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
32% Did not mention homosexuals
67% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
7% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
11% Agree
73% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
16% Favor
81% Oppose
5% Favor
92% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
9% Yes
84% No
5% Yes
92% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
11% Good place
41% Not a good place
7% Good place
78% Not a good place
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