- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ Other punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Markazi is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Same-sex marriage in Markazi is banned.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Markazi is other punishment.
Article 237 provides that same-sex affection between men or between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’ (Anal Sex between men and frotting) , such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes.
In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Gender-affirming care in Markazi is restricted.
Access to HRT likely requires similar steps.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Markazi is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Markazi is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Markazi is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Markazi is no protections.
No protections exist.
Same-sex adoption in Markazi is illegal.
Intersex infant surgery in Markazi is not banned.
Serving openly in military in Markazi is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Markazi is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Markazi is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Markazi is n/a.