Compare LGBT Rights in Suriname & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
44 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1869
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Illegal
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
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2015
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2025
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