Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & Syria

Equality Index ?
2 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1964
State-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1960
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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