Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Syria

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Restricted
Since 2011
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
N/A
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