Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Unrecognized
Since 1886
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Restricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1886
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1886
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1886
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
N/A
Since 1861
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