Compare LGBT Rights in Iraq & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2024
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2024
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
N/A
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