- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- 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
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
Ranked #71 out of 79 countries surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Question: "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between."
(90.2%) Not justifiable
Justifiable (3.5%)
History
Homosexual activity in Iran is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
Since Jan 1, 1900
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 May 23, 1928
Since May 23, 1928
Not legal
Definition of marriage used follows from the Islamic definition of the union between one man and woman. The marriage is prohibited and same sex activity is punished as stated in the Penal code
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Iran is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Iran is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
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 a a LGBT person
Same-sex adoption in Iran is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Homosexuals 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 banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
No
Conversion therapy in Iran is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Widely preformed.
Equal age of consent in Iran is unequal.
Current status
Since 1979
Since 1979
Unequal
Homosexual sex is illegal. Also, sexual activity outside of marriage is illegal.
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