Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Syria

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Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage
(ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014)
Region not surveyed
21% Yes
56% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
36% Good place
51% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Ambiguous
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1971
Not legal
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionIllegalAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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