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LGBT rights in Iraq

LGBT rights in Iraq
Iraq
Status
Penalty15 years imprisonment, fines, and deportation
Gender identityNo
MilitarySame-sex military service banned since 2007
Discrimination protectionsNone
Family rights
Recognition of relationshipsNo recognition of same-sex unions
AdoptionNo

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Iraq face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Openly LGBT individuals are subject to criminal penalties under the 2024 law making homosexual relations punishable by up to 15 years in prison with fines and deportation; the 2024 law also criminalizes and makes punishable by prison time promoting homosexuality, doctors performing gender-affirming surgery, and men deliberately acting like women.[1] Discrimination is also widespread. Openly gay men are not permitted to serve in the military and same-sex marriage or civil unions are illegal.[4] LGBT people do not have any legal protections against discrimination and are frequently victims of vigilante justice and honor killings.[4]

Following British occupation of Iraq, very strict sodomy laws were put in place. These laws allowed discrimination, harassment, and murders of members within the Iraqi LGBT community. Once Iraqi independence was achieved, these laws still remained. In recent years, leaders within Iraq have spoken out about reducing sodomy laws within the country. Regardless of the reduced laws, discrimination, harassment, and murders of LGBT community members still persist.

The Iraq government has maintained an anti-LGBT stance since gaining independence in 1932 where homosexuality was officially banned.[5] This would be expanded in the IRCC Resolution 234 of 2001 which would punish sodomy, or any homosexual act, with the death penalty.[5] Due to harsh stigma against people who are LGBT, many activist organizations find themselves at a crossroads of whether to focus on building tolerance in Iraq, or instead focusing on ensuring safety or asylum for the LGBT communities.[6] In 2024, there were plans to make homosexual relations in Iraq punishable by up to death but the law was revised before being quietly passed later that year to lower the punishment to 15 years in jail[7] with fines and deportation.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Armstrong, Kathryn (April 28, 2024). "Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships in new law". BBC News.
  2. ^ "Homosexuality and the Criminal Law in Iraq: UPDATED", Global Justice Project: Iraq » Archive », The University of Utah, May 21, 2009, archived from the original on December 21, 2019, retrieved August 4, 2017
  3. ^ Ottosson, Daniel (May 2009). "State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults" (PDF). International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA). p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "LGBT Rights in Iraq | Equaldex". www.equaldex.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Majumder, Ajay; Tarafder, Rabin (August 21, 2019). A Scientific Aspect of Transgenders. Notion Press. ISBN 9781645875659.
  6. ^ Copeland, Lauren (2014). Academics and activism : a comparative study of contemporary historical writings on same-sex sexuality and LGBT activists in the Middle East (MA thesis). University of Louisville. doi:10.18297/etd/276.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference CNN Mando was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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