Compare LGBT Rights in Syria & Ukraine

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
41 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1949
No censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1964
No protections
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousSingle only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2001
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