Compare LGBT Rights in Saint Helena & Syria

Equality Index ?
86 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Since 2011
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2009
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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