Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & Turkey

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Since 1858
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
Equal
Since 1858
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