Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & Syria

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageAmbiguous
Since 2024
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2007
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2015
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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