Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Suriname

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2008
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot 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 protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 2015
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