Compare LGBT Rights in Syria & Tajikistan

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20 / 100
37 / 100
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37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1949
State-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1964
No protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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