Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Iraq

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
45% Did not mention homosexuals
55% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
20% Did not mention homosexuals
80% Mentioned homosexuals
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Ambiguous
Since 1969
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 1969
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