Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Laos

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Restricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionN/AAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Unknown
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