Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Iraq

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
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Legal Index ?
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4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2007
Banned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2024
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2024
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