Compare LGBT Rights in Guinea-Bissau & Suriname

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
24 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1993
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal 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 adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2015
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