Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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