Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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