Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Female equal, male N/A
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