Compare LGBT Rights in Suriname & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
44 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1869
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2015
Unknown
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