- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)
Question: "For each of the following types of discrimination, could you please tell me whether, in your opinion, it is very widespread, fairly widespread, fairly rare or very rare in (OUR COUNTRY)? Discrimination on the basis of: Sexual orientation (being gay, lesbian, bisexual)"
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)
Question: "For each of the following types of discrimination, could you please tell me whether, in your opinion, it is very widespread, fairly widespread, fairly rare or very rare in (OUR COUNTRY)? Discrimination on the basis of: Being transgender"
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)
Question: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?: There is nothing wrong in a sexual relationship between two persons of the same sex"
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)
Question: "Do you think that transgender persons should be able to change their civil documents to match their inner gender identity?"
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
History
Homosexual activity in Belgium is legal.
Since Sep 3, 1944
1795–May 28, 1940
Same-sex marriage in Belgium is legal.
Since Jun 1, 2003
Statutory Cohabitation remains available for those who do not wish to enter into a civil marriage.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Belgium is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Belgium is legal, surgery not required.
Since Jan 1, 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Belgium is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Belgium is illegal.
Since 2003
LGBT employment discrimination in Belgium is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since 2003
LGBT housing discrimination in Belgium is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Jan 1, 2003
Same-sex adoption in Belgium is legal.
Since Apr 21, 2006
Serving openly in military in Belgium is legal.
Conversion therapy in Belgium is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Belgium is equal.
Since 1985
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