Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Latvia

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBannedCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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