Compare LGBT Rights in Suriname & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
44 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
73 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
51 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1869
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2015
Equal
Since 1947
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