Compare LGBT Rights in Malta & Suriname

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1973
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2014
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2014
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2015
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
Since 2015
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