Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Kyrgyzstan

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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12 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 1998
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