Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Kosovo

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
60 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Unrecognized
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1989
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 2004
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