Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Saint Helena

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
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86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1987
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
Unknown
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