Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Iran

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
3 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1979
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousRestricted
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1979
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1979
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1979
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1979
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