Entry #3449: Same-sex adoption in Syria

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Region	Syria
Issue	Same-sex adoption
Status	Single only
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption but no laws particularly against it
Sources	https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/

Revision History (20)

Mar 22, 2025

edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Reverting to revision #41492: New government does not mean new legislation. So far there have been no changes.

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Value	(REMOVED)	Single only
Special Status	Ambiguous	Single only
Description	Syrian law is being re-written with the new government after the Bashar Al-Assad Regime fell on December 8th, 2024.	Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption but no laws particularly against it
Description	Show Difference Syrian law is being re-written with the new government after the Bashar Al-Assad Regime fell on December 8th, 2024. Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption but no laws particularly against it
Federal Law	Yes	No
Sources	https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-sweida-daraa-homs-hts-qatar-7f65823bbf0a7bd331109e8dff419430	https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/
Sources	Show Difference https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-sweida-daraa-homs-hts-qatar-7f65823bbf0a7bd331109e8dff419430 https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/

Dec 23, 2024

edited by levantMENA. Syrian law is being re-written with the new government after the Bashar Al-Assad Regime fell on December 8th 2024.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Single only	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Single only	Ambiguous
Description	Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption but no laws particularly against it	Syrian law is being re-written with the new government after the Bashar Al-Assad Regime fell on December 8th, 2024.
Description	Show Difference Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption but no laws particularly against it Syrian law is being re-written with the new government after the Bashar Al-Assad Regime fell on December 8th, 2024.
Federal Law	No	Yes
Sources	https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/	https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-sweida-daraa-homs-hts-qatar-7f65823bbf0a7bd331109e8dff419430
Sources	Show Difference https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/ https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-sweida-daraa-homs-hts-qatar-7f65823bbf0a7bd331109e8dff419430

Reports (1)
Status is not correct "A change in government does not always indicate a change in policy so should be single only until then like before.
https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/"
Mar 22, 2025

Mar 3, 2024

edited by Unknownmiles. The correct status under these circumstances would be single only

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Single only
Special Status	Ambiguous	Single only

Nov 13, 2023

edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Misleading Information

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Illegal	Ambiguous
Description	Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption.	Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption but no laws particularly against it
Description	Show Difference Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption. adoption but no laws particularly against it

Oct 15, 2023

edited by danlev. Removing plagiarism. Content should be written in our own words.

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	Neither joint adoption nor second parent adoption are legally available for same-sex couples in Syria. (ILGA)	Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption.
Description	Show Difference Neither joint adoption nor second parent adoption are legally available for same-sex couples in Syria. (ILGA) Same-sex couples in Syria do not have the legal right to adopt jointly or through second parent adoption.

Oct 15, 2023

edited by Nathan. Status correction

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal	Illegal
Description	No laws surrounding adoption requirements. Homosexuality being illegal has no automatic implementation on laws such as, adoption, donating blood or military service.	Neither joint adoption nor second parent adoption are legally available for same-sex couples in Syria. (ILGA)
Description	Show Difference No laws surrounding adoption requirements. Homosexuality being illegal has no automatic implementation on laws such as, adoption, donating blood or military service. Neither joint adoption nor second parent adoption are legally available for same-sex couples in Syria. (ILGA)
Sources	https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/	https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/
Sources	Show Difference https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/ https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/

Sep 8, 2023

edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Innacurate and misleading information

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	Legal

Reports (2)
Status is not correct "No adpotion for lgbt rights."
Sep 27, 2023
Status is not correct "Should be single only"
Sep 17, 2023

Feb 19, 2023

edited by Markissik. Citation from the listed source: «The two men hoped one day to emigrate to Europe, so that they could adopt a child — a nonstarter under Syrian law.»

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal	Illegal

Feb 15, 2023

edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	Legal
Description	Unfortunately Syria’s ban on homosexuality bans other laws such as adoptions as well	No laws surrounding adoption requirements. Homosexuality being illegal has no automatic implementation on laws such as, adoption, donating blood or military service.
Description	Show Difference Unfortunately Syria’s ban on homosexuality bans other laws such as adoptions as well No laws surrounding adoption requirements. Homosexuality being illegal has no automatic implementation on laws such as, adoption, donating blood or military service.

Jan 27, 2023

edited by JohnQuebec98. Incorrect information was shown and the Turkish territories are less than 10% of the country

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Description	single option in Syrian held areas. legal in afar which is taken by turkey.	Unfortunately Syria’s ban on homosexuality bans other laws such as adoptions as well
Description	Show Difference single option in Syrian held areas. legal in afar which is taken by turkey. Unfortunately Syria’s ban on homosexuality bans other laws such as adoptions as well
Sources	https://www.equaldex.com/region/turkey	https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/
Sources	Show Difference https://www.equaldex.com/region/turkey https://harpers.org/archive/2016/02/we-dont-have-rights-but-we-are-alive/

Dec 16, 2022

edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Single only	(REMOVED)
Sources		https://www.equaldex.com/region/turkey

Sep 5, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Single only
Description	single option only. legal in afar which is taken by turkey.	single option in Syrian held areas. legal in afar which is taken by turkey.
Description	Show Difference single option only. legal in afar which is taken by turkey. Syrian held areas. legal in afar which is taken by turkey.
Sources	No

Aug 20, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Single only	(REMOVED)

Jun 22, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Single only
Special Status	Ambiguous	Single only
Description	Heavily restricts adoption in Syria. legal in afar which is taken by turkey.	single option only. legal in afar which is taken by turkey.
Description	Show Difference Heavily restricts adoption in Syria. legal in afar which is taken by turkey. single option only. legal in afar which is taken by turkey.

Jun 20, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	Heavily restricts adoption. No laws in place that explicitly restrict lgbt from adopting.	Heavily restricts adoption in Syria. legal in afar which is taken by turkey.
Description	Show Difference Heavily restricts adoption. No laws in place that explicitly restrict lgbt from adopting. adoption in Syria. legal in afar which is taken by turkey.

May 4, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Illegal	Ambiguous
Description	Heavily restricts adoption.	Heavily restricts adoption. No laws in place that explicitly restrict lgbt from adopting.
Description	Show Difference Heavily restricts adoption. No laws in place that explicitly restrict lgbt from adopting.

Mar 1, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Special Status	Ambiguous	Illegal
Description	Since homosexuality is illegal. but no laws making it illegal.	Heavily restricts adoption.
Description	Show Difference Since homosexuality is illegal. but no laws making it illegal. Heavily restricts adoption.

Dec 19, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Illegal	Ambiguous
Description	Since homosexuality is illegal.	Since homosexuality is illegal. but no laws making it illegal.
Description	Show Difference Since homosexuality is illegal. but no laws making it illegal.

Aug 28, 2016

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Description	No	Since homosexuality is illegal.

Aug 3, 2016

created by Ausyk

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	Original entry
Status	Illegal
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	No
Sources	No