Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Kenya

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
3 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 2013
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Restricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
No protections
Since 1930
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
N/A
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