Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Russia

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1993
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualVaries by Region
Since 1997
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