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- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ Other punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in Qom 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.
Same-sex marriage in Qom is banned.
Current status
Since Feb 11, 1979
Banned
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.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Qom is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Third gender here is not allowed.
LGBT discrimination in Qom 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.
LGBT employment discrimination in Qom 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.
LGBT housing discrimination in Qom is no protections.
Current status
Since Oct 24, 1979
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal in Iran.
No protections exist.
No protections exist.
Same-sex adoption in Qom is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Qom is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is illegal in Iran, therefore homosexuals serving openly would also be illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Qom is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Homosexuality is illegal in Iran.
Conversion therapy in Qom is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Widely preformed.
Equal age of consent in Qom is n/a.
Current status
Since 1979
N/A
Homosexual sex is illegal. Also, sexual activity outside of marriage is illegal.