Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & Turkey

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1988
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
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 1858
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