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Region | Syria |
Issue | Same-sex adoption |
Status | Single only |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption but no laws particularly against it |
Sources | https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Reverting to revision #41492: New government does not mean new legislation. So far there have been no changes.
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Value | (REMOVED) | Single only |
Special Status | Ambiguous | Single only |
Description | Syrian law is being re-written with the new government after the Bashar Al-Assad Regime fell on December 8th, 2024. | Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption but no laws particularly against it |
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Federal Law | Yes | No |
Sources | https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-sweida-daraa-homs-hts-qatar-7f65823bbf0a7bd331109e8dff419430 | https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/ |
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edited by levantMENA. Syrian law is being re-written with the new government after the Bashar Al-Assad Regime fell on December 8th 2024.
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Value | Single only | (REMOVED) |
Special Status | Single only | Ambiguous |
Description | Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption but no laws particularly against it | Syrian law is being re-written with the new government after the Bashar Al-Assad Regime fell on December 8th, 2024. |
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Federal Law | No | Yes |
Sources | https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/ | https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-sweida-daraa-homs-hts-qatar-7f65823bbf0a7bd331109e8dff419430 |
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- Status is not correct "A change in government does not always indicate a change in policy so should be single only until then like before.
https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/"
edited by Unknownmiles. The correct status under these circumstances would be single only
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Value | (REMOVED) | Single only |
Special Status | Ambiguous | Single only |
edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Misleading Information
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Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Description | Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption. | Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption but no laws particularly against it |
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Description | Neither joint adoption nor second parent adoption are legally available for same-sex couples in Syria. (ILGA) | Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption. |
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Value | Legal | Illegal |
Description | No laws surrounding adoption requirements. Homosexuality being illegal has no automatic implementation on laws such as, adoption, donating blood or military service. | Neither joint adoption nor second parent adoption are legally available for same-sex couples in Syria. (ILGA) |
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Sources | https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/ | https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/ |
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edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Innacurate and misleading information
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Value | Illegal | Legal |
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- Status is not correct "No adpotion for lgbt rights."
- Status is not correct "Should be single only"
edited by Markissik. Citation from the listed source: «The two men hoped one day to emigrate to Europe, so that they could adopt a child — a nonstarter under Syrian law.»
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Value | Legal | Illegal |
edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status
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Value | Illegal | Legal |
Description | Unfortunately Syria’s ban on homosexuality bans other laws such as adoptions as well | No laws surrounding adoption requirements. Homosexuality being illegal has no automatic implementation on laws such as, adoption, donating blood or military service. |
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edited by JohnQuebec98. Incorrect information was shown and the Turkish territories are less than 10% of the country
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Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
Description | single option in Syrian held areas. legal in afar which is taken by turkey. | Unfortunately Syria’s ban on homosexuality bans other laws such as adoptions as well |
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Sources | https://www.equaldex.com/region/turkey | https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/ |
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edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status
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Value | Single only | (REMOVED) |
Sources | https://www.equaldex.com/region/turkey |
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Value | (REMOVED) | Single only |
Description | single option only. legal in afar which is taken by turkey. | single option in Syrian held areas. legal in afar which is taken by turkey. |
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Sources | No |
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Value | (REMOVED) | Single only |
Special Status | Ambiguous | Single only |
Description | Heavily restricts adoption in Syria. legal in afar which is taken by turkey. | single option only. legal in afar which is taken by turkey. |
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Description | Heavily restricts adoption. No laws in place that explicitly restrict lgbt from adopting. | Heavily restricts adoption in Syria. legal in afar which is taken by turkey. |
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Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Description | Heavily restricts adoption. | Heavily restricts adoption. No laws in place that explicitly restrict lgbt from adopting. |
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Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
Special Status | Ambiguous | Illegal |
Description | Since homosexuality is illegal. but no laws making it illegal. | Heavily restricts adoption. |
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Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Description | Since homosexuality is illegal. | Since homosexuality is illegal. but no laws making it illegal. |
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Description | No | Since homosexuality is illegal. |