Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Seychelles

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
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