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Iraq Indeks Podróży Gejowskich 2026

10/100
Wysokie ryzyko #179 of 207

Wynik = Prawo 10/60 + Scena 0/40 = 10/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score

Updated 15 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.

A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.

Bezpieczeństwo prawne · Legal milestones · Scena na miejscu · Częste pytania

⚠ Kryminalizacja

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KryminalizacjaCriminalized (2024 law)
Związki partnerskie● Nie not recognised
Ochrona przed dyskryminacją● Nie
Uzgodnienie płciNot possible — no legal gender recognition
Egzekwowanie w praktyceActive enforcement — arrests and prosecutions continue

Research note: April 2024 law; prosecutions and arrests documented HRW — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).

Legal composite, five components

Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.

Legal milestones

Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.

  1. 1969Iraq's penal code did not explicitly criminalize consensual same-sex relations between adults. ↗
  2. 2003After the invasion, the Coalition Provisional Authority restored the 1969 code, leaving same-sex relations without explicit criminalization. ↗
  3. 2009Militias waged killing campaigns against men perceived as gay, with violence peaking through 2012 and going unpunished. ↗
  4. 2024Parliament criminalized same-sex relations with up to 15 years in prison, plus penalties for 'promoting homosexuality' and gender-affirming surgery. ↗
  5. TodaySame-sex relations were explicitly illegal, and LGBTQ Iraqis faced imprisonment, militia violence and honor killings with no legal protection. ↗

Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.

Scena na miejscu — 0/40 punkty

0
Miejsca LGBTQ+ w katalogu
0
Bary gejowskie
0
Sauny gejowskie
0
Miasta ze sceną
0
Parady równości
0
Queerowe festiwale filmowe
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
Bary gejowskie na milion—
Sauny na milion—
Wydarzenia na milion0
Stopień pokrycia—
Wynik sceny0/40 (surowy indeks sceny 0/100)

Częste pytania

Czy Iraq jest bezpieczny dla gejów w podróży?

Iraq is rated High risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized or actively repressed. Its legal safety component is 10/60. On enforcement reality, arrests and prosecutions continue.

Czy małżeństwa jednopłciowe są legalne w Iraq?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Iraq. Overall legal status: Criminalized (2024 law).

Czy w Iraq istnieje scena gejowska?

GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Iraq, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.