Compare LGBT Rights in Armenia & Azerbaijan

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
6 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2004
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1995
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1999
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1999
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2004
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
3% Good Place
0%
7% Good Place
0%
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
93% Not justifiable
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
17% Did not mention homosexuals
82% Mentioned homosexuals
11% Did not mention homosexuals
86% Mentioned homosexuals
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
6% Agree
80% Disagree
2% Agree
76% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
3% Favor
96% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
1% Yes
97% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
0% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
7% Did not mention homosexuals
93% Mentioned homosexuals
6% Did not mention homosexuals
94% Mentioned homosexuals
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
81% Not a good place
3% Good place
70% Not a good place
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 1995-1999)
4% Justifiable
78% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
87% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 1995-1999)
17% Did not mention homosexuals
83% Mentioned homosexuals
9% Did not mention homosexuals
91% Mentioned homosexuals
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