Compare LGBT Rights in Belgium & Iceland

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
93 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
90 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1944
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1985
Equal
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