Compare LGBT Rights in Belgium & Latvia

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1944
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2003
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1985
Equal
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