Compare LGBT Rights in China & Syria

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
State-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 2011
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
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