Compare LGBT Rights in India & Iraq

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
22 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1959
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Unknown
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
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
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
58% Support
18% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
66% Agree
21% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
37% Yes
37% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
26% Good place
43% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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