Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Since 1999
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 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 1998
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