Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & Syria

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1951
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1951
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
N/A
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