Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Cuba

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
66 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Since 1997
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Legal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2025
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1979
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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