Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Romania

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1996
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2000
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2000
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
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