Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Italy

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1890
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2016
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Since 2024
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2004
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSecond parent adoption only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1986
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2001
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
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