Compare LGBT Rights in South Sudan & Syria

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
Varies by Region
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1990
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2011
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot 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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