Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Iraq

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2024
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
N/A
Since 2024
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