Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Eritrea

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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1957
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