Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Uganda

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
3 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 2013
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Banned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
No protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
N/A
Since 2021
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