Compare LGBT Rights in Syria & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1949
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1977
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1977
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1964
No protections
Since 1977
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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