Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
64 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1959
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ALegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2021
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 1992
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
45% Did not mention homosexuals
55% Mentioned homosexuals
93% Did not mention homosexuals
6% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
61% Justifiable
13% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
49% Agree
25% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
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