Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
11 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2025
Banned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1997
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
27% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
71% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
82% Agree
6% Disagree
16% Agree
56% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
7% Favor
89% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
7% Yes
85% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
3% Justifiable
78% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
9% Good place
49% Not a good place
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