Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Iraq

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2024
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
N/A
Since 2024
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