Syria — Indice du Voyage Gay 2026

Name: Syria — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

11/100

Risque élevé #176 of 207

Score = Juridique 11/60 + Scène 0/40 = 11/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score

Updated 7 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.

A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.

Sécurité juridique · Legal milestones · La scène sur place · Questions fréquentes

⚠ Criminalisé

Les relations entre personnes de même sexe sont criminalisées ou activement réprimées ici. Consultez les conseils aux voyageurs de votre gouvernement avant tout voyage ; cette page est informative et ne constitue pas une recommandation de voyage.

Sécurité juridique — 11/60 points

Criminalisation	Criminalized
Partenariat	● Non not recognised
Anti-discrimination	● Non
Reconnaissance du genre	Restricted — heavy barriers (surgery, courts) or rarely granted
Application dans les faits	Severe — systematic state persecution

Research note: historic post-op rulings (est); 2025 arrest campaign — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).

Legal composite, five components

Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.

Legal milestones

Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.

1949Article 520 of the Penal Code criminalized "carnal relations against the order of nature" with up to three years' imprisonment. ↗
2010Police arrested more than 25 men in a crackdown on charges including homosexual acts. ↗
2021Syrian activists launched the Guardians of Equality Movement to document abuses and support LGBTQ Syrians. ↗
2025After the fall of the Assad government, the legal position of LGBTQ people under the transitional authorities remained uncertain. ↗
TodaySame-sex activity remained criminalized under Article 520 and LGBTQ people faced serious danger; extreme discretion was essential. ↗

Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.

La scène sur place — 0/40 points

Lieux LGBTQ+ répertoriés

Bars gay

Saunas gay

Villes avec une scène

Marches des fiertés

Festivals de cinéma queer

Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Bars gay par million	—
Saunas par million	—
Événements par million	0
Niveau de couverture	—
Score de la scène	0/40 (indice brut de la scène 0/100)

Questions fréquentes

Syria est-il une destination sûre pour les voyageurs gays ?

Syria is rated High risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized or actively repressed. Its legal safety component is 11/60. On enforcement reality, systematic state persecution is documented.

Le mariage entre personnes de même sexe est-il légal en Syria ?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Syria. Overall legal status: Criminalized.

Y a-t-il une scène gay en Syria ?

GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Syria, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.