Belize
Country Profile | Jump To
- Country Profile | Jump To
Region | Americas
Score
Region
2022
F&M Global Barometer
of Unified LGBT Rights™
of Unified LGBT Rights™
F56%
F 56%
2022
F&M Global Barometer
of Gay Rights®
of Gay Rights®
C70%
D 63%
2022
F&M Global Barometer
of Transgender Rights™
of Transgender Rights™
F47%
F 54%
2024
F&M Global Barometers
LGBTQI+ Perception Index™
LGBTQI+ Perception Index™
——%
Country Scorecards
1-True
0-False
N/A
Date Range
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
No death penalty for sexual orientation
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
No life sentence for sexual orientation
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
No prison term for sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
No criminalization of sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
No criminalization of gender identity or expression
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Gender identity minorities are not restricted or banned from serving in the military
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Country has legal recognition of gender identity
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
No physiological alteration requirement for legal gender recognition
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
No psychiatric diagnosis requirement for gender identity recognition
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Hate speech legislation includes sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Hate crimes legislation includes sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Sexual minorities are not restricted or banned from serving in the military
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Civil unions for sexual minorities are allowed
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Same-sex marriage is allowed
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Freedom from arbitrary arrest based on sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Freedom from arbitrary arrest based on gender identity or expression
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
Head of state supports legalization of homosexuality
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Head of state supports same-sex civil unions or same-sex marriage
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Majority of citizens are accepting of homosexuality
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
Sexual minorities have the right to privacy
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Sexual orientation does not prejudice the right to a fair trial
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
LGBT organizations are allowed to legally register by the state
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
National LGBT organizations exist
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
LGBT organizations are able to peacefully and safely assemble
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
LGBT Pride events are allowed by the state
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Security forces provide protection to LGBT Pride participants
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Workplace anti-discrimination laws include sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
Workplace anti-discrimination laws include gender identity
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Fair housing anti-discrimination laws include sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
Fair housing anti-discrimination laws include gender identity
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Healthcare anti-discrimination laws include sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
Healthcare anti-discrimination laws include gender identity
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Same-sex couples are allowed to jointly adopt
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
No known acts of murder against sexual minorities
yes
no
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
No known acts of murder against gender identity minorities
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
No known acts of violence against sexual minorities
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
No known acts of violence against gender identity minorities
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
Crimes based on sexual orientation are reported to police
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Crimes based on gender identity are reported to police
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
1-True
0-False
N/A
Date Range
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
No death penalty for sexual orientation
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
No life sentence for sexual orientation
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
No prison term for sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
No criminalization of sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Hate speech legislation includes sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Hate crimes legislation includes sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Sexual minorities are not restricted or banned from serving in the military
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Civil unions for sexual minorities are allowed
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Same-sex marriage is allowed
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Freedom from arbitrary arrest based on sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Head of state supports legalization of homosexuality
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Head of state supports same-sex civil unions or same-sex marriage
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Majority of citizens are accepting of homosexuality
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
Sexual minorities have the right to privacy
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Sexual orientation does not prejudice the right to a fair trial
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
LGBT organizations are allowed to legally register by the state
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
National LGBT organizations exist
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
LGBT organizations are able to peacefully and safely assemble
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
LGBT Pride events are allowed by the state
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Security forces provide protection to LGBT Pride participants
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Workplace anti-discrimination laws include sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
Fair housing anti-discrimination laws include sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
Healthcare anti-discrimination laws include sexual orientation
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
Same-sex couples are allowed to jointly adopt
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
No known acts of murder against sexual minorities
yes
no
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
No known acts of violence against sexual minorities
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Crimes based on sexual orientation are reported to police
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
1-True
0-False
N/A
Date Range
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
No criminalization of gender identity or expression
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Gender identity minorities are not restricted or banned from serving in the military
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Country has legal recognition of gender identity
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
No physiological alteration requirement for legal gender recognition
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
No psychiatric diagnosis requirement for gender identity recognition
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Freedom from arbitrary arrest based on gender identity or expression
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
LGBT organizations are allowed to legally register by the state
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
National LGBT organizations exist
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
LGBT organizations are able to peacefully and safely assemble
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
LGBT Pride events are allowed by the state
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Security forces provide protection to LGBT Pride participants
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Workplace anti-discrimination laws include gender identity
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Fair housing anti-discrimination laws include gender identity
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Healthcare anti-discrimination laws include gender identity
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Year
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
No known acts of murder against gender identity minorities
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
No known acts of violence against gender identity minorities
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
Crimes based on gender identity are reported to police
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
F&M Global Barometers LGBTQI+ Perception Index™
—
—
0 Responses
Q1
—
How safe do you feel living as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex person in your country?
Q2
—
How safe do you feel gathering with other lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex people in public?
Q3
—
How accepted do you feel as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex person by your society?
Q4
—
How frequently have you experienced discrimination in your day-to-day life because you are a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex person?
Q5
—
How fearful are you of being arrested, harassed, or blackmailed by security forces/police because you are a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex person?
Q6
—
How likely are you to be a victim of violence because you are a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex person?
-
-
0 Responses
Q1
—
During the past 12 months, on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means “not at all safe” and 5 means “very safe,” how safe do you feel living as an L, G, B, T or I person in your country?
Q2
—
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means “not at all safe” and 5 means “very safe,” how safe do you feel gathering with other LGBTI people in public?
Q3
—
During the past 12 months, on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means “not at all accepted” and 5 means “fully accepted,” how accepted do you feel as an LGBTI person by your society?
Q4
—
During the past 12 months, on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means “all of the time” and 5 means “never,” how frequently do you experience discrimination in your day-to-day life due to your LGBTI status?
Q5
—
During the past 12 months, on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means “very fearful” and 5 means “not at all fearful,” how fearful are you of being arrested, harassed or blackmailed by security forces/police because of your sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status?
Q6
—
During the past 12 months, on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means “very likely” and 5 means “not at all likely,” how likely are you to be a victim of violence due to your sexual orientation, gender identity or inter-sex status?