Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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31 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Since 1958
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 1973
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
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 1973
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