Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & South Africa

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Legal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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