Compare LGBT Rights in Syria & Yemen

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by Region
Since 1949
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
60% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
36% Good place
51% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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