Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Sudan

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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1959
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 1991
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
N/A
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