Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Iraq

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Unrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2024
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
N/A
Since 2024
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