Compare LGBT Rights in Syria & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1949
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1964
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousSingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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