{"id":564,"date":"2026-05-13T20:28:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barama.org\/?p=564"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:15:51","slug":"factsheet-2-conversion-practices-experienced-by-lgbtis-in-azerbaijan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barama.org\/en\/factsheet-2-conversion-practices-experienced-by-lgbtis-in-azerbaijan\/","title":{"rendered":"Factsheet #2 &#8211; Conversion  Practices Experienced  by LGBTI+s  in Azerbaijan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"564\" class=\"elementor elementor-564\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e4a1ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70e4a1ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"xs_cta_style_17\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a735066 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a735066\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce761df elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"5ce761df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\">\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-1.jpg?resize=240%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-1.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-1.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-1.jpg?resize=10%2C12&amp;ssl=1 10w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-1.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>This factsheet presents the findings of a survey conducted to examine the experiences of LGBTI+ individuals in Azerbaijan who have been subjected to conversion practices, as well as the impact of these experiences on their lives.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Data collection was carried out between July 2025 and March 2026, with a total of 137 individuals participating in the survey. 8 responses were excluded from the analysis due to incompleteness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Of these, 30 responses were collected through focus group discussions, while the remaining responses were gathered via online outreach and direct individual invitations.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>While this factsheet does not fully capture the overall situation, the findings indicate the existence of conversion practices in Azerbaijan. At the same time, they provide important preliminary insights into their impact on the lives of LGBTI+ individuals and highlight the need for more comprehensive research on these practices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6139f6b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6139f6b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d56e06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23d56e06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c24ddd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75c24ddd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7324d010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"7324d010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title\">What do the results <span><span>tell us?<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d74aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1d74aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe461e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fe461e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae43a21 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"4ae43a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    1                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Every 2nd respondent has been subjected to interventions aimed at changing their sexual orientation or gender identity (conversion practices).<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c2eaf5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18c2eaf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bcfd152 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"7bcfd152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    2                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Minors and youth are most frequently exposed to conversion practices.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6758cc95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6758cc95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604a6e65 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"604a6e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    3                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>3 out of every 5 were forced into this without their consent.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e51c17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e51c17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d75e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4d75e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e744752 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"e744752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    4                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Without exception, for everyone (100%), this process first began within the family. The most common family-based interventions include: being forced to conform to gender roles in daily life, faith-based or medical interventions, as well as restriction of freedom, physical and economic violence.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267e2fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"267e2fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244d83c ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"244d83c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    5                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>15 respondents reported that family members had attempted to kill them.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94d8f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a94d8f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265d5b3 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"265d5b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    6                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>3 out of every 5 respondents subjected to medical interventions were exposed to either forced hormone therapy or the use of psychiatric medication.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33cee2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33cee2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af55b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1af55b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84233c3 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"84233c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    7                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>9 respondents were institutionalized in psychiatric hospitals. Among them, 6 stated they were forced, while 3 mentioned they did not fully comprehend the process at the time due to being minors.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd91c32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd91c32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8497c ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"4d8497c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    8                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Among those subjected to conversion experiences, 2 out of every 3 (n=48) reported experiencing persistent thoughts of self-harm or suicide. Among those who had such thoughts, 31 respondents actually attempted suicide.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49074a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b49074a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72bdd40 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"72bdd40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    9                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>For 9 out of every 10, conversion practices left lasting scars on their social and personal lives. 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