Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Western Sahara

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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