Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Syria

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1907
State-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 2011
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1952
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
N/A
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