Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Azerbaijan

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
5 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
State-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 1999
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Did not mention homosexuals
94% Mentioned homosexuals
11% Did not mention homosexuals
86% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
1% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
2% Agree
76% Disagree
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
7% Yes
93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
0% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
97% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Good place
70% Not a good place
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