Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Norfolk Island

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
91 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
91 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2025
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 1994
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