Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1998
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