Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Suriname

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63 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageNot legalUnrecognized
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT IssuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1975
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Unequal
Since 1869
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