Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Unequal
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