Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & Suriname

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageAmbiguous
Since 2024
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
Since 2015
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