Compare LGBT Rights in Suriname & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1910
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2015
N/A
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