Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Iran

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
3 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1979
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
Other punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1979
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