Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Singapore

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
49 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
State-enforced
Since 1989
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
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 militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1992
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2023
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
11% Did not mention homosexuals
86% Mentioned homosexuals
74% Did not mention homosexuals
26% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
13% Justifiable
59% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
2% Agree
76% Disagree
28% Agree
39% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
6% Justifiable
54% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
70% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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