Compare LGBT Rights in As Sulaymaniyah & An Najaf

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Unrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Banned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Since 2024
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
N/A
Since 2024
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