The ability for same-sex couples to legally adopt a child.

The difference between legal age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex.

Starting July 1 2023, MSM who would like to donate blood face a 4-month deferral period.

The ability for MSMs (men who have sex with men) to donate blood or tissue for organ transplants. A deferral period refers to a waiting time before a man can donate after having sex.

Blanket ban replaced by a 1 year deferral period. 

In Belgium, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.

Censorship or prohibition of discussing, promoting, or teaching LGBTQ+ topics in media, schools, and in the general public.

Surgery no longer necessary to change legal gender.

Legal recognition of sex reassignment by permitting a change of legal gender on an individual's birth certificate.

Transgender people in Belgium are required to undergo gender reassignment surgery in order to change their gender on state documents.

Parliament voted to ban conversion therapy

Legal status of conducting sexual orientation changing therapy ("ex-gay" therapy)

Not banned. A conversion therapy ban was announced in 2022, but no law is in effect as of now.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity in employment, including hiring, promotion, termination, harassment, etc.

Belgium was liberated in September of 1944. Belgian civil law reverted back to pre-war laws.

Consensual sexual activity between individuals of the same sex.

Belgium was under German occupation during World War II and thus Paragraph 175 was in effect.

Legalized under French rule and the Napoleonic Code.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity when applying for housing or discrimination by landlords / property owners.

Civil marriages for same-sex couples were enabled by Article 143 of the Belgian Civil Code (Book I, Title V, Chapter I), making it the second country in the world to recognise same-sex marriage. Statutory cohabitation remains available for those who do not wish to enter into a civil marriage.

Marriage and marriage recognition between two people of the same biological sex and/or gender identity.

Statutory Cohabitation grants specific rights to cohabiting persons. Although not specifically intended for LGBT couples it was open for same sex couples.

Unsure of date. Gay and lesbian soldiers are not guaranteed promotions through the military for fear of possible blackmail.

The ability for homosexuals to serve in the military and be open about their sexuality.

Belgium currently does not legally recognise non binary gender, however in 2019 the Constitutional Court ruled that current laws were unconstitutional. The government planned to introduce an "X" gender marker for ID cards in 2022. However, it was decided instead to remove gender markers from identity cards altogether. Thus, there is still not any legal recognition for non-binary individuals.

Legal recognition of non-binary, genderqueer, or third gender identities.

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