Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Iraq

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
22 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1959
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2019
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Illegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
N/A
Since 2024
Public Opinion
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, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
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