Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Qatar

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Since 1915
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
N/A
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