Compare LGBT Rights in Belgium & Jordan

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1944
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2003
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
Banned
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1985
Equal
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