Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Iraq

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousBanned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2024
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2024
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