Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Bahrain

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Ambiguous
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1976
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1976
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