Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
3 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Unrecognized
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 2013
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
Illegal
Since 1995
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedParental approval required
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 1997
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 1991
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
Equal
Since 1997
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