Compare LGBT Rights in Montenegro & Syria

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
70 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
36 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1977
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2010
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2017
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1977
N/A
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