Compare LGBT Rights in Syria & Thailand

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Legal
Since 1956
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1949
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1964
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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