Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Kuwait

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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1960
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1960
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1960
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1960
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1960
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