Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Suriname

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
42 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
60 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 2015
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