Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
33% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
16% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Unrecognized
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2012
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1966
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
Equal
Since 2012
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