Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Syria

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Ambiguous
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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