Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Cocos

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
89 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Since 2002
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2025
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Legal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2002
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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