Compare LGBT Rights in Syria & Zambia

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1949
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1964
Ambiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2005
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