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LGBT Rights in Khorasan-e Shemali Province

Khorasan-e Shemali is governed by federal Iran law. Learn more
    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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History

Homosexual activity in Khorasan-e Shemali

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Homosexual activity in Khorasan-e Shemali is illegal (death penalty as punishment).

Current status
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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
theguardian.com/world/2012/…
ranker.com/list/7-worst-cap…
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Jan 1, 1900–Sep 3, 2018
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
74 lashes for immature men and death penalty for mature men. 50 lashes for women. as well as life in prison. forth conviction is death penalty.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
76crimes.com/76-countries-w…
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Same-sex marriage in Khorasan-e Shemali

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Same-sex marriage in Khorasan-e Shemali is not legal.

Current status
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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
humandignitytrust.org/count…
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Sep 16, 1941–Feb 11, 1979
Unrecognized
Under the Shah's rule, the last monarch of the Pahlavi dynasty, homosexuality was criminalised, though it was mostly tolerated even to the point of allowing news coverage of a mock same-sex wedding between two men.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
"LGBT History in Iran".
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Khorasan-e Shemali

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Khorasan-e Shemali is other punishment.

Current status
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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
dw.com/en/iran-defends-exec…
google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.co…
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Right to change legal gender in Khorasan-e Shemali

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Right to change legal gender in Khorasan-e Shemali is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Since 1987
Legal, but requires surgery
Became legal due to a fatwa from Khomeini in 1987. Trans individuals have the gender they identify with legally recognized and sex reassignment surgeries are publicly funded.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
salon.com/2005/07/28/iran_t…

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/program…


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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Khorasan-e Shemali

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Khorasan-e Shemali is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Third gender here is not allowed.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tra…
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LGBT discrimination in Khorasan-e Shemali

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LGBT discrimination in Khorasan-e Shemali is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 24, 1979
No protections
Formally, Iranian government believes every citizen to be heterosexual, stripping protection for LGBTQ+ community.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
servat.unibe.ch/icl/ir00000_.html
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LGBT employment discrimination in Khorasan-e Shemali

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LGBT employment discrimination in Khorasan-e Shemali is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 24, 1979
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal in Iran, so no protections for Employment exist if you are an LGBT person.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
thefrisky.com/2016-06-22/8-…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Khorasan-e Shemali

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LGBT housing discrimination in Khorasan-e Shemali is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 24, 1979
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal in Iran.
No protections exist.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Equaldex
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Same-sex adoption in Khorasan-e Shemali

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Same-sex adoption in Khorasan-e Shemali is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Serving openly in military in Khorasan-e Shemali

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Serving openly in military in Khorasan-e Shemali is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is illegal in Iran, therefore homosexuals serving openly would also be illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Equaldex.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Khorasan-e Shemali

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Blood donations by MSMs in Khorasan-e Shemali is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Homosexuality is illegal in Iran.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGB…
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Conversion therapy in Khorasan-e Shemali

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Conversion therapy in Khorasan-e Shemali is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Widely preformed.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrw.org/video-photos/intera…
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Equal age of consent in Khorasan-e Shemali

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Equal age of consent in Khorasan-e Shemali is unequal.

Current status
Since 1979
Unequal
Homosexual sex is illegal. Also, sexual activity outside of marriage is illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
theguardian.com/world/iran-…
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Until Jan 1, 1979
N/A
Due to homosexuality being ilegal, there is no age of consent for homosexuals.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGB…
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Until 1979
N/A
There’s no age of consent, because homosexual activity is illegal in this region
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
theguardian.com/world/iran-…
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