Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Latvia

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
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