Compare LGBT Rights in French Guiana & Suriname

Equality Index ?
90 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1791
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2016
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryParental approval required
Since 2021
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
Since 1869
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