Compare LGBT Rights in Guyana & Syria

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1893
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1980
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1980
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2021
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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