Compare LGBT Rights in Guatemala & Syria

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1871
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1963
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 2011
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2007
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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