▸  South America

  • Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
  • Changing Gender
    Ambiguous
  • Adoption
    ✖ Single only
  • Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✖ Unequal
  • Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned

History

Homosexual activity in Suriname

?
Current status
(since Oct 14, 1910)
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
wipo.int/wipolex/en/details…
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Same-sex marriage in Suriname

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Current status
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Required to be legalized under 2018 IACHR ruling. Gay marriage and Gay Unions pending. Under 2018
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
www.wikiwand.com


quora.com/How-many-countrie…
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Right to change legal gender in Suriname

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Current status
Ambiguous
Court Decision Pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nationalgeographic.com/maga…
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Same-sex adoption in Suriname

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Current status
Single only
No other laws in place.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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LGBT discrimination in Suriname

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Nov 25, 1975–Mar 7, 2017
Illegal
In all areas since 2017.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Current status
(since Nov 25, 1975)
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
constitution.org/cons/suriname.htm
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Nov 25, 1975–Oct 13, 2017
Illegal
All areas and includes hate crimes.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT employment discrimination in Suriname

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Current status
(since Nov 25, 1975)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
According to wikiwand.com
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
www.wikiwand.com
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LGBT housing discrimination in Suriname

?
Current status
(since Nov 25, 1975)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
since 2017
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
no
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Suriname

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Current status
Legal
No known prohibitions or special policies in the military.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/country/suriname/law/
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Blood donations by MSMs in Suriname

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Current status
Legal
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Suriname

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Current status
(since Jan 1, 1869)
Unequal
One of the three places in South America that has the unequal age of consent.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Conversion therapy in Suriname

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Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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