Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & Guatemala

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
43 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 1871
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1963
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2024
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2016
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
Equal
Since 1871
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