The laws displayed for Ar Raqqah are the same as Syria.
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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History
Homosexual activity in Ar Raqqah is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Jun 22, 1949
Since Jun 22, 1949
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Homosexuality can be met up to 3 years in prison according to regime law
Ambiguous
Imprisonment is almost never enforced by regime due to police corruption
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Ar Raqqah is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
No laws prohibiting LGBTQ issues
Right to change legal gender in Ar Raqqah is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Since 1949
Since 1949
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender reassignment surgery is needed to change legal gender.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ar Raqqah is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary gender identities are not recognized in Syria.
LGBT discrimination in Ar Raqqah is no protections.
Current status
Since Apr 25, 1964
Since Apr 25, 1964
No protections
In Syria, there are currently no laws in place to prevent discrimination against LGBT individuals. Same-sex sexual activity is illegal.
LGBT employment discrimination in Ar Raqqah is no protections.
Current status
Since Apr 25, 1964
Since Apr 25, 1964
No protections
In Syria, there are currently no laws in place to prevent discrimination against LGBT individuals. Same-sex sexual activity is illegal.
LGBT housing discrimination in Ar Raqqah is no protections.
Current status
Since Apr 25, 1964
Since Apr 25, 1964
No protections
In Syria, there are currently no laws in place to prevent discrimination against LGBT individuals. Same-sex sexual activity is illegal.
Same-sex adoption in Ar Raqqah is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Unfortunately Syria’s ban on homosexuality bans other laws such as adoptions as well
Serving openly in military in Ar Raqqah is don't ask, don't tell.
Current status
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Homosexuality is illegal in Syria, but no laws specify homosexuality as a dishonorable discharge or prohibition from military service.
Blood donations by MSMs in Ar Raqqah is legal.
Current status
Legal
Homosexuality is illegal in Syria, but no laws specify homosexuality as a dishonorable discharge or prohibition from military service. For example, committing a crime like robbery in Syria will not ban you from donating blood, same goes with homosexuality. Recently this description has been tampered with by those such as JohnQuebec98. As a Syrian, I know this information is right, and those who tamper it are not Syrian, nor do they understand how Syrian law works.
Conversion therapy in Ar Raqqah is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not Banned .
Equal age of consent in Ar Raqqah is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Syria’s anti gay laws mean by default, the age of consent is not applicable
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There is not enough information on Ar Raqqah for an Equality Index to be assigned. Please contribute LGBTQ+ rights information or survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in Ar Raqqah to help improve its accuracy.
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Alternative names: Raqqah, al-Rakka