Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Senegal

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
4 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
3 / 100
3 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesDeath penalty as punishment
Since 1987
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
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 protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
N/A
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
90% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
3% Tolerate
97% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
4% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Yes
96% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
1% Good place
98% Not a good place
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