Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & Ethiopia

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
13 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Restricted
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 onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
N/A
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