Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & British Virgin Islands

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
63 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2001
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
11% Did not mention homosexuals
86% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
2% Agree
76% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
70% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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