The laws displayed for Dar'ā 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
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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History
Homosexual activity in Dar'ā 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 Dar'ā is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
No laws prohibiting LGBTQ issues
Right to change legal gender in Dar'ā 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 Dar'ā is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary gender identities are not recognized in Syria.
LGBT discrimination in Dar'ā 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 Dar'ā 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 Dar'ā 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 Dar'ā is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Unfortunately Syria’s ban on homosexuality bans other laws such as adoptions as well
Serving openly in military in Dar'ā 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 Dar'ā is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Homosexuality is illegal in Syria, and thus blood donations are illegal as a result. Despite various sources and Syrians mentioning it themselves, this entry has been tampered with by people who have no sources for their information.
Conversion therapy in Dar'ā is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not Banned .
Equal age of consent in Dar'ā is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Syria’s anti gay laws mean by default, the age of consent is not applicable
Equality Index ?
N/A
There is not enough information on Dar'ā for an Equality Index to be assigned. Please contribute LGBTQ+ rights information or survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in Dar'ā to help improve its accuracy.
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Alternative names: Dara, Darā, Darʿa, Deraa, Dārayyā