Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
Equal
Since 1986
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