Compare LGBT Rights in Sint Maarten & Syria

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
68 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2011
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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