Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Nepal

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
3 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBannedAmbiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesDeath penalty as punishment
Since 1987
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
Equal
Since 2007
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