Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Suriname

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Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1975
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalUnequal
Since 1869
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