Compare LGBT Rights in Cyprus & Azerbaijan

Equality Index ?
58 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
80 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
36 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2015
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1999
Ambiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 1999
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1999
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2004
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
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