Compare LGBT Rights in Djibouti & Syria

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
37 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1995
State-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 2011
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2011
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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