Compare LGBT Rights in New Caledonia & Suriname

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1853
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2005
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1984
Equal
Since 2015
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