Compare LGBT Rights in Belgium & China

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1944
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2003
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Single only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1985
Equal
Since 1949
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