Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Azerbaijan

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
5 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1959
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Since 1999
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
45% Did not mention homosexuals
55% Mentioned homosexuals
11% Did not mention homosexuals
86% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
2% Agree
76% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
0% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Good place
70% Not a good place
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