Entry #4523: Equal age of consent in Syria

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Region	Syria
Issue	Equal age of consent
Status	N/A
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	Consensual same-sex sexual acts are illegal
Sources	https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/?type_filter_submitted=&type_filter%5B%5D=unequal_ages_consent

Revision History (17)

Oct 15, 2023

edited by Nathan. Status correction

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Value	Equal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Equal	N/A
Description	No laws surrounding consent age requirements for homosexuals. Homosexuality being illegal has no automatic implementation on laws such as, adoption, donating blood, consent age or military service.	Consensual same-sex sexual acts are illegal
Description	Show Difference No laws surrounding consent age requirements for homosexuals. Homosexuality being illegal has no automatic implementation on laws such as, adoption, donating blood, consent age or military service. Consensual same-sex sexual acts are illegal
Sources	https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/?type_filter_submitted=&type_filter%5B%5D=unequal_ages_consent	https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/?type_filter_submitted=&type_filter%5B%5D=unequal_ages_consent
Sources	Show Difference https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/?type_filter_submitted=&type_filter%5B%5D=unequal_ages_consent https://database.ilga.org/syria-lgbti https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/?type_filter_submitted=&type_filter%5B%5D=unequal_ages_consent

Sep 19, 2023

edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Update

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Equal

Feb 15, 2023

edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Equal	(REMOVED)

Feb 15, 2023

edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Equal
Special Status	N/A	Equal
Description	Syria’s anti gay laws mean by default, the age of consent is not applicable	No laws surrounding consent age requirements for homosexuals. Homosexuality being illegal has no automatic implementation on laws such as, adoption, donating blood, consent age or military service.
Description	Show Difference Syria’s anti gay laws mean by default, the age of consent is not applicable No laws surrounding consent age requirements for homosexuals. Homosexuality being illegal has no automatic implementation on laws such as, adoption, donating blood, consent age or military service.

Jan 29, 2023

edited by JohnQuebec98. Incorrect information was shown with regards to this country

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Equal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Equal	N/A
Description	Equal age of consent	Syria’s anti gay laws mean by default, the age of consent is not applicable
Description	Show Difference Equal age of consent Syria’s anti gay laws mean by default, the age of consent is not applicable

Jan 3, 2023

edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Equal

Jan 3, 2023

edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code in regime held territory but may be different in other held territory.	Equal age of consent
Description	Show Difference Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code in regime held territory but may be different in other held territory. Equal age of consent
Sources	https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/syria/	https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/?type_filter_submitted=&type_filter%5B%5D=unequal_ages_consent
Sources	Show Difference https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/syria/ https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/?type_filter_submitted=&type_filter%5B%5D=unequal_ages_consent

Jan 3, 2023

edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status

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	Old Value	New Value
Special Status	N/A	(REMOVED)
Description	Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code	Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code in regime held territory but may be different in other held territory.
Description	Show Difference Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code in regime held territory but may be different in other held territory.

Dec 19, 2022

edited by Willow. Wrong Status

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	Old Value	New Value
Special Status	Ambiguous	N/A

Dec 19, 2022

edited by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status

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	Old Value	New Value
Special Status	N/A	Ambiguous

Oct 1, 2022

edited by JordanB3047

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Unequal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Unequal	N/A
Description	Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code	Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code

Nov 13, 2021

edited by Muhammadaji2022

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Equal	Unequal
Description	Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code	Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code
Description	Show Difference Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code
Sources		https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/syria/

Apr 8, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal.	Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code
Description	Show Difference Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code
Sources	No

Reports (2)
Note field is incorrect "Ambiguous law against "unnatural relations", not necessarily anti LGBT law."
Jul 11, 2021
Status is not correct "If homosexuality is illegal than there can be no equal age of consent"
Mar 5, 2020

Mar 6, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Unequal	Equal

Feb 27, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Unequal
Special Status	Ambiguous	Unequal
Description	homosexuality is illegal there. age of consent is not equal.	Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal.

Jan 22, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	Unequal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Unequal	Ambiguous
Description	homosexuality is illegal there.	homosexuality is illegal there. age of consent is not equal.

Aug 10, 2016

created by Ausyk

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	Original entry
Status	Unequal
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	homosexuality is illegal there.
Sources	No