Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
3 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
Equal
Since 1992
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