Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Syria

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Ambiguous
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
N/A
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