Compare LGBT Rights in Syria & Western Sahara

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1949
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
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
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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