Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Jordan

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Banned
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
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