- Homosexuality⚢✔ Legal
- Marriage⚭✖ Not legal
- Changing GenderAmbiguous
- Adoption✖ Single only
- Discrimination✔ Illegal
- Housing Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Employment Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Military✔ Legal
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Donating Blood✔ Legal
- Conversion TherapyAmbiguous
History
Current status
(since Aug 10, 2016)
(since Aug 10, 2016)
Legal
Just got legalized.
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
The Section 53 of the Belize Criminal Code states that all kinds of sexual acts, except for the natural sex, are illegal. People found guilty are liable for a 10-year imprisonment. "Every person who has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any person ... shall be liable to imprisonment for 10 years." Moreover, homosexual immigrants are prohibited an entry to the country.
Current status
Ambiguous
Full legalization required under 2018 IACHR ruling. Legalization pending.
Current status
(since Jan 1, 2016)
(since Jan 1, 2016)
Illegal
No
Current status
(since Jan 1, 2016)
(since Jan 1, 2016)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
No
Current status
Legal
No laws making it illegal and they have discrimination protections.
Current status
(since Aug 10, 2016)
(since Aug 10, 2016)
Equal
got equalized when the supreme court struck down the sodomy law.
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