Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Syria

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
State-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2011
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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