Compare LGBT Rights in Kyrgyzstan & Turkmenistan

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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguous
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1999
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2005
Single only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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