Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & United States

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentVaries by Region
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Varies by Region
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Varies by Region
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownVaries by Region
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
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