Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Egypt

Equality Index ?
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11 / 100
Legal Index ?
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5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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16 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1987
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Banned
Since 2003
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
N/A
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