Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Suriname

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Ambiguous
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2015
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