Compare LGBT Rights in Suriname & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1910
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1891
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2015
Female equal, male N/A
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