Compare LGBT Rights in Angola & Syria

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
11 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
27 / 100
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)
17% Good place
66% Not a good place
36% Good place
51% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Ambiguous
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedNot legal
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, surgery not required
Since 2015
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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