Compare LGBT Rights in Peru & Suriname

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
46 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1924
Legal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1984
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2016
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Equal
Since 2015
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