Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Syria

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
N/A
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