Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Namibia

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 2024
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