Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & China

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
Equal
Since 1949
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