Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & Thailand

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
67 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1959
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
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 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionN/ALegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Equal
Since 1957
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
45% Did not mention homosexuals
55% Mentioned homosexuals
64% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
42% Agree
23% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
5% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
21% Good place
52% Not a good place
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