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Baku
AZN
09:36 GMT+04:00
High Risk for LGBTQ+
✓ Same-sex relations legal
✗ Same-Sex Marriage
✗ Pride Events
⚖️ Same-sex acts technically decriminalised in 2000, but police entrapment is documented and the 2017 mass arrest of 83+ gay men in Baku demonstrated state willingness to target LGBTQ+ people through organised crackdowns. No legal protections of any kind. No Pride. ILGA-Europe ranks Azerbaijan among Europe's worst for LGBTQ+ rights. Score: 8/100.
LGBTQ+ Legal Status in Azerbaijan
Based on national laws as of 2025
20/100
High Risk
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Same-sex relations legal
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Equal age of consent
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Partnership / union
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Adoption rights
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Anti-Discrimination Laws
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Legal gender change
Same-sex acts between adults were decriminalised in Azerbaijan in 2000, technically making them legal under the criminal code. In practice, this formal legality provides no meaningful protection. There are no anti-discrimination laws covering sexual orientation or gender identity, no partnership or marriage recognition, no adoption rights, and no legal gender recognition pathway. Police regularly conduct entrapment operations targeting gay men via dating apps. In September 2017, Azerbaijani poli
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