Compare LGBT Rights in Syria & Turkmenistan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1949
No censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1964
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousSingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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