- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- 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
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in Semnan is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Same-sex marriage in Semnan is banned.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Semnan is other punishment.
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 Semnan is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Semnan is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Semnan is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Semnan is no protections.
No protections exist.
Same-sex adoption in Semnan is illegal.
Serving openly in military in Semnan is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Semnan is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Semnan is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Semnan is n/a.