Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Iraq

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
22 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Banned
Since 1959
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
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 protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2018
N/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 consentN/A
Since 1958
N/A
Since 2024
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
30% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
45% Did not mention homosexuals
55% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
2% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
4% Agree
72% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
77% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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