Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Iran

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
3 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1979
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Other punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
Restricted
Since 1987
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 adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1979
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