Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Poland

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
45 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1970
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 1932
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