- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ Other punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- N/A
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Until Jan 1, 1979
Until 1979
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality ?
Ranked #71 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(90.2%) Not justifiable
Justifiable (3.5%)
History
Homosexual activity in Iran is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Current status
Since Feb 11, 1979
Since Feb 11, 1979
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
The punishment for homosexuality is currently death for men. (Unless if there is sex between a mature person and a minor; in which can the mature person will be killed while minor will receive up to 74 lashes. Same case applies for 2 minors.) For women, the punishment is up to 100 lashes. Women with a certain number of repeat offenses can become subject to the death penalty as well.
Same-sex marriage in Iran is not legal.
Current status
Since Feb 11, 1979
Since Feb 11, 1979
Not legal
Definition of marriage used follows from the Islamic definition of a union between a man and women. The marriage is prohibited and same-sex sexual activity is punished as stated in the Penal code.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Iran is other punishment.
Current status
Since 2013
Since 2013
Other punishment
Penal Code 2013, Art. 237 Other Homosexual Acts:
Article 237 provides that same-sex affection between men or between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’ (Anal Sex between men and frotting) , such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes.
In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Article 237 provides that same-sex affection between men or between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’ (Anal Sex between men and frotting) , such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes.
In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Iran is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Third gender here is not allowed.
LGBT discrimination in Iran is no protections.
Current status
Since Oct 24, 1979
Since Oct 24, 1979
No protections
Formally, Iranian government believes every citizen to be heterosexual, stripping protection for LGBTQ+ community.
LGBT employment discrimination in Iran is no protections.
Current status
Since Oct 24, 1979
Since Oct 24, 1979
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal in Iran, so no protections for Employment exist if you are an LGBT person.
Same-sex adoption in Iran is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Iran is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is illegal in Iran, therefore homosexuals serving openly would also be illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Iran is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal in Iran.
Conversion therapy in Iran is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Widely preformed.
Equal age of consent in Iran is n/a.
Current status
Since 1979
Since 1979
N/A
Homosexual sex is illegal. Also, sexual activity outside of marriage is illegal.
Until Jan 1, 1979
N/A
Due to homosexuality being ilegal, there is no age of consent for homosexuals.
Until 1979
N/A
There’s no age of consent, because homosexual activity is illegal in this region
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Iran.
- Ardabil
- Az¯arbayjan-e Gharbi
- Az¯arbayjan-e Sharqi
- Bushehr
- Chahar Mah¸all va Bakhtiari
- Esfahan
- Fars
- Gilan
- Golestan
- Hamadan
- Hormozgan
- Ilam
- Kerman
- Kermanshah
- Khorasan-e Janubi
- Khorasan-e Razavi
- Khorasan-e Shemali
- Khuzestan
- Kohkiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad
- Kordestan
- Lorestan
- Markazi
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