Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Russia

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1995
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualVaries by Region
Since 1996
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