- 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
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Homosexual activity in Ilam is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Since Feb 11, 1979
Same-sex marriage in Ilam is not legal.
Since Feb 11, 1979
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Ilam 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 Ilam is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Ilam is no protections.
Since Oct 24, 1979
LGBT employment discrimination in Ilam is no protections.
Since Oct 24, 1979
LGBT housing discrimination in Ilam is no protections.
Since Oct 24, 1979
No protections exist.
Same-sex adoption in Ilam is illegal.
Serving openly in military in Ilam is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Ilam is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Ilam is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Ilam is unequal.
Since 1979
Until Jan 1, 1979
Until 1979