Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
38 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
State-enforced
Since 1946
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1861
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
11% Did not mention homosexuals
86% Mentioned homosexuals
9% Did not mention homosexuals
91% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
86% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
2% Agree
76% Disagree
36% Agree
55% Disagree
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
23% Good place
58% Not a good place
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