Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
Equal
Since 1998
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