Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Qatar

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Since 1915
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousLegal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1915
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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