Compare LGBT Rights in French Polynesia & Syria

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Ambiguous
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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