Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Bahrain

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Ambiguous
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1976
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1976
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1976
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1976
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