Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Kuwait

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
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
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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