Gay rights in Suriname

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The following summarizes gay rights in Suriname.

There are no sodomy laws;^[1] homosexuality was legalized in 1944.^[2]

There is no anti-discrimination act.^{[citation needed]}

The age of consent is set at 18 for homosexuals, 16 for heterosexuals. The code section which criminalises homosexual acts with someone under the age of 18 (Section 302) is "hardly ever enforced".^[3]

Same-sex marriages, civil partnerships or domestic partnerships are not recognised.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Notes

^ http://www.actwin.com/eatonohio/gay/worldwrap.htm
^ See page 3 of "LGBT world legal wrap up survey", compiled by Daniel Ottoson, International Lesbian and Gay Association, November, 2006.
^ http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/gt/listings.asp?action=ShowCountry&CID=900

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