Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 1992
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