Compare LGBT Rights in Gabon & Suriname

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2024
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2020
Equal
Since 2015
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