Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Malta

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Full ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 1998
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