Compare LGBT Rights in Sudan & Suriname

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1990
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1956
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1956
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1956
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2015
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