Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Turkey

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousLegal
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1858
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1858
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