Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Azerbaijan

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Ambiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1999
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 1999
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
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