Compare LGBT Rights in Armenia & Syria

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2004
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1995
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2004
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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