Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Belarus

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1983
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsAmbiguous
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1994
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
11% Did not mention homosexuals
86% Mentioned homosexuals
32% Did not mention homosexuals
67% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
7% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
2% Agree
76% Disagree
11% Agree
73% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
16% Favor
81% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
9% Yes
84% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
74% 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
11% Good place
41% Not a good place
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