Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & South Africa

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
Equal
Since 2007
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