Compare LGBT Rights in Antarctica & Syria

Equality Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Legal Index ?Not enough data
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityN/AIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageN/ABanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesN/AVaries by Region
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderN/AIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderN/ANot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsN/AUnknown
LGBT discriminationN/ANo protections
LGBT employment discriminationN/ANo protections
LGBT housing discriminationN/ANo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryN/AUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsN/ABanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyN/ANot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
36% Good place
51% Not a good place
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