Compare LGBT Rights in Macau & Suriname

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
Since 2015
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