Compare LGBT Rights in Portugal & Suriname

Equality Index ?
77 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1982
Legal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2016
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2018
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2019
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
Equal
Since 2015
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