Current Version
| Region | Syria |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | N/A |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Consensual same-sex sexual acts are illegal |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/?type_filter_submitted=&type_filter%5B%5D=unequal_ages_consent |
Revision History (16)
Revision by Nathan. Status correction
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| Value | Equal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | N/A |
| Description | No laws surrounding consent age requirements for homosexuals. Homosexuality being illegal has no automatic implementation on laws such as, adoption, donating blood, consent age or military service. | Consensual same-sex sexual acts are illegal |
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| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/?type_filter_submitted=&type_filter%5B%5D=unequal_ages_consent | https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/?type_filter_submitted=&type_filter%5B%5D=unequal_ages_consent |
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Revision by GeorgieTheOrgie. Update
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Equal |
Revision by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Equal | (REMOVED) |
Revision by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Equal |
| Special Status | N/A | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Syria’s anti gay laws mean by default, the age of consent is not applicable | No laws surrounding consent age requirements for homosexuals. Homosexuality being illegal has no automatic implementation on laws such as, adoption, donating blood, consent age or military service. |
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Revision by JohnQuebec98. Incorrect information was shown with regards to this country
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Equal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | N/A |
| Description | Equal age of consent | Syria’s anti gay laws mean by default, the age of consent is not applicable |
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Revision by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Equal |
Revision by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status
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| Description | Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code in regime held territory but may be different in other held territory. | Equal age of consent |
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| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/syria/ | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/?type_filter_submitted=&type_filter%5B%5D=unequal_ages_consent |
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Revision by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Special Status | N/A | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code | Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code in regime held territory but may be different in other held territory. |
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Revision by Willow. Wrong Status
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Special Status | Ambiguous | N/A |
Revision by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status
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| Special Status | N/A | Ambiguous |
Revision by JordanB3047
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Unequal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | N/A |
| Description | Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code | Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code |
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Revision by Muhammadaji2022
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| Value | Equal | Unequal |
| Description | Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code | Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code |
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| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/syria/ | |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Description | Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal. | Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code |
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| Sources | No | |
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Reports (2)
- Note field is incorrect "Ambiguous law against "unnatural relations", not necessarily anti LGBT law."
- Status is not correct "If homosexuality is illegal than there can be no equal age of consent"
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Unequal | Equal |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Unequal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | homosexuality is illegal there. age of consent is not equal. | Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal. |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Unequal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | homosexuality is illegal there. | homosexuality is illegal there. age of consent is not equal. |
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