Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
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68 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2020
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Unknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1993
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1974
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1997
Equal
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