Compare LGBT Rights in Sint Maarten & Turkey

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
68 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2011
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1858
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1858
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