Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
94 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Single only
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1997
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