Compare LGBT Rights in Sudan & Suriname

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Legal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1991
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal 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 adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2015
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