Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 1986
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