Compare LGBT Rights in Mali & Suriname

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2023
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
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 adoptionIllegal
Since 2011
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 2015
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