Compare LGBT Rights in Suriname & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
28 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1910
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1924
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
Since 2001
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Since 2001
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2015
No protections
Since 2001
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2015
Equal
Since 2018
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