Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1960
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1960
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1960
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2006
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