Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Netherlands

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
90 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1945
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2001
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1974
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 1978
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