Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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