Compare LGBT Rights in Suriname

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2015
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