Compare LGBT Rights in Belgium & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1944
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
Illegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1985
Equal
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