Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Iraq

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2024
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Illegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
N/A
Since 2024
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