Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Iran

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
3 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1979
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Since 1979
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Since 1979
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Since 1979
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
N/A
Since 1979
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