Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & North Korea

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34 / 100
Legal Index ?
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34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 2009
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