Compare LGBT Rights in Qatar & Syria

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1915
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1915
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1915
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1915
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1915
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1915
Ambiguous
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1915
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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