Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & Suriname

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1988
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1940
Unequal
Since 1869
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