Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Kuwait

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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1960
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1960
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1960
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1960
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
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