Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1997
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