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| Region | Iraq |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Iraq does not legally recognize a third gender. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/iraq/ |
Revision History (3)
edited by Unknownmiles. Rewriting description and replacing links
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| Description | Following the amendment to the Law against Prostitution and Sexual Deviance, changing your legal gender was made illegal. However, even before the law there was no legal recognition provided to nonbinary or intersex people in Iraq. | Iraq does not legally recognize a third gender. |
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| Sources | https://apnews.com/article/iraq-lgbtq-law-85e5e55cde7a581631c484ad83b0773c https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraq-criminalizes-same-sex-relations-sets-10-15-year-prison-sentence/amp/ https://database.ilga.org/iraq-lgbti | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/iraq/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Was never recognised in Iraq.
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| Start Date | Apr 27, 2024 | (unknown) |
| Description | Following the amendment to the Law against Prostitution and Sexual Deviance, changing your legal gender was made illegal. | Following the amendment to the Law against Prostitution and Sexual Deviance, changing your legal gender was made illegal. However, even before the law there was no legal recognition provided to nonbinary or intersex people in Iraq. |
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created by fem_enby_queen_07769
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| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | Apr 27, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Following the amendment to the Law against Prostitution and Sexual Deviance, changing your legal gender was made illegal. |
| Sources | https://apnews.com/article/iraq-lgbtq-law-85e5e55cde7a581631c484ad83b0773c https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraq-criminalizes-same-sex-relations-sets-10-15-year-prison-sentence/amp/ https://database.ilga.org/iraq-lgbti |