Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & Syria

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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