Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
3 / 100
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesDeath penalty as punishment
Since 1987
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
Unequal
Since 1947
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
90% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
11% Good place
76% Not a good place
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