Compare LGBT Rights in Suriname

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2015
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