Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
81 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
3 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2007
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 2013
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1979
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
Unknown
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
90% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
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