Compare LGBT Rights in Az¯arbayjan-e Gharbi & Sistan va Baluchestan

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Banned
Since 1979
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 2013
Other punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Restricted
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
No protections
Since 1979
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
No protections
Since 1979
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
No protections
Since 1979
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
N/A
Since 1979
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