- 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
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
Public Opinion
An analysis of recent data in Iran indicates a widespread and severe resistance to LGBTQ+ rights, a situation that is deeply troubling to human rights advocates.
History
Homosexual activity in Iran is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Since Feb 11, 1979
Same-sex marriage in Iran is not legal.
Since Feb 11, 1979
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Iran is other punishment.
Since 2013
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.
LGBT discrimination in Iran is no protections.
Since Oct 24, 1979
LGBT employment discrimination in Iran is no protections.
Since Oct 24, 1979
LGBT housing discrimination in Iran is no protections.
Since Oct 24, 1979
No protections exist.
Same-sex adoption in Iran is illegal.
Serving openly in military in Iran is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Iran is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Iran is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Iran is unequal.
Since 1979
Until Jan 1, 1979
Until 1979
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