Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Suriname

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
76 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 1994
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
Equal
Since 2015
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