Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Maldives

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
N/A
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