Compare LGBT Rights in Belgium & Kyrgyzstan

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1944
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2003
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
No protections
Since 1991
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 2005
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1985
Equal
Since 1998
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