Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Israel

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
3 / 100
51 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Legal
Since 1963
Same-sex marriageBannedCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesDeath penalty as punishment
Since 1987
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2004
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
Equal
Since 1948
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
90% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
47% Yes
45% No
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
40% Yes
47% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
38% Good place
49% Not a good place
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