Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Suriname

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2015
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