Compare LGBT Rights in Djibouti & Iran

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
3 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1979
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedOther punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1979
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1979
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1979
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2011
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1979
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