Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Iraq

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
22 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 1959
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Banned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
N/A
Since 2024
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
32% Did not mention homosexuals
67% Mentioned homosexuals
45% Did not mention homosexuals
55% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
7% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
2% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
11% Agree
73% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
16% Favor
81% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
9% Yes
84% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
11% Good place
41% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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