Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Slovakia

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2018
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 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
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