Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & Suriname

Equality Index ?
2 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1964
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1960
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2015
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