Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 1999
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