Compare LGBT Rights in Sint Maarten & Suriname

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
68 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2011
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal 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 onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2015
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