Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & Iran

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
3 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1979
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
Other punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Restricted
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1995
No protections
Since 1979
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1979
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
Since 1979
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