Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Unequal
Since 1947
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