Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & Suriname

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1951
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1951
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
Unequal
Since 1869
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