Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Syria

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
11 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
67 / 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)
Region not surveyed
36% Good place
51% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2018
Not legal
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
N/A
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