Compare LGBT Rights in Gabon & Syria

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2020
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2024
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2020
N/A
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