Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Kuwait

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Banned
Since 2007
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
N/A
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