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LGBT Rights in Ţarţūs Province

Ţarţūs is governed by federal Syria law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    Varies by Region
    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
    ✔ Legal
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

Public Opinion

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History

Homosexual activity in Ţarţūs

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Homosexual activity in Ţarţūs is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2003
Legal
In 2003 Syria, at the UN Commission on Human Rights, voted to postpone a draft UN resolution on human rights and sexual orientation. The vote was 24 to 17. The draft resolution was to bring the Commission to express its deep concern at the occurrence of human rights violations worldwide against people on the basis of their sexual orientation; Stress that human rights and fundamental freedoms are the birthright of all human beings and that the universal character of these rights and freedoms is indisputable; and call on all States to promote and protect the fundamental rights of all persons, regardless of their sexual orientation.
Sources:
un.org/fr/
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Current status
Since Jun 22, 1949
Legal
According to regime law, homosexuality is punishable by up to 3 years in prison. Homosexuality may technically be illegal, there have been no confirmed cases of arrest and many homosexuals live openly in certain regime held cities. Due to conflict in Syria, the country is controlled by many forces all implementing their own laws that are either more or less equal.
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Ambiguous
Imprisonment is almost never enforced by regime due to police corruption
Sources:
No records of homosexuals imprisoned in Syria
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Same-sex marriage in Ţarţūs

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Same-sex marriage in Ţarţūs is unrecognized.

Current status
Since Jun 22, 1949
Unrecognized
Syria does not legally recognize same-sex marriages within the country of Syria.
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Jun 22, 1949–Sep 9, 2018
Unrecognized
In Kurdistan, Syria, foreign same sex marriage recognized under EU law.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Ţarţūs

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Ţarţūs is varies by region.

Current status
Varies by Region

Censorship of LGBT-related content is common, and there are limited spaces for public discussion or advocacy for LGBT rights. LGBT individuals often kept their identities hidden to avoid persecution or harm.
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Right to change legal gender in Ţarţūs

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Right to change legal gender in Ţarţūs is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2004
Legal, but requires surgery
In 2004, a Syrian woman named Hiba became the first transgender woman to be licensed for sex reassignment surgery
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ţarţūs

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ţarţūs is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary gender identities are not recognized in Syria.
Sources:
Recognition mentioned nowhere, no reports of successful NB recognition/Reputable source needed!
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LGBT discrimination in Ţarţūs

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LGBT discrimination in Ţarţūs is no protections.

Current status
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.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Ţarţūs

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LGBT employment discrimination in Ţarţūs is no protections.

Current status
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.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Ţarţūs

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LGBT housing discrimination in Ţarţūs is no protections.

Current status
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.
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Same-sex adoption in Ţarţūs

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Same-sex adoption in Ţarţūs is legal.

Current status
Legal
No laws surrounding adoption requirements. Homosexuality being illegal has no automatic implementation on laws such as, adoption, donating blood or military service.
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Serving openly in military in Ţarţūs

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Serving openly in military in Ţarţūs is legal.

Current status
Legal
Homosexuality is illegal in Syria, but no laws specify homosexuality as a dishonorable discharge or prohibition from military service.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Ţarţūs

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Blood donations by MSMs in Ţarţūs is legal.

Current status
Legal
Although homosexuality is illegal in Syria, there are no laws that explicitly ban homosexuals from donating.
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Conversion therapy in Ţarţūs

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Conversion therapy in Ţarţūs is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not Banned .
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Equal age of consent in Ţarţūs

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Equal age of consent in Ţarţūs is equal.

Current status
Equal
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.
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