Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousLegal
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
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