Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Belarus

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1994
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