Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Canada

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
63 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1969
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousVaries by Region
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Legal
Since 1995
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2019
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