Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
11% Did not mention homosexuals
86% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
2% Agree
76% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
70% Not a good place
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