Compare LGBT Rights in Netherlands & Suriname

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1945
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2001
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1978
Equal
Since 2015
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