Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Suriname

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1995
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1996
Equal
Since 2015
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