Compare LGBT Rights in Syria & Vatican City

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1949
Other punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
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
N/A
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1890
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