Jalal-Abad is governed by federal Kyrgyzstan law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ Fine as punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Jalal-Abad

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Homosexual activity in Jalal-Abad is legal.

Current status
Since Oct 1, 1997
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
icrc.org/ihl-nat.nsf/a24d1c…
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Same-sex marriage in Jalal-Abad

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Same-sex marriage in Jalal-Abad is banned.

Current status
Since May 8, 1996
Banned
Several provisions within the constitution, the family law and the civil code points to the definition of a marriage as being a union between a man and a woman.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
family.jrank.org/pages/1030…
wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.js…
legislationline.org/documen…
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May 8, 1996–Sep 18, 2018
Unrecognized
Country just got rid of the constitutional ban on gay marriage.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Jalal-Abad

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Jalal-Abad is fine as punishment.

Current status
Since Aug 14, 2023
Fine as punishment
President of Kyrgyzstan signs law banning propaganda of non-traditional relationships among minors.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
russian.rt.com/ussr/news/11…
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Until Aug 14, 2023
No censorship
In Kyrgyzstan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
russian.rt.com/ussr/news/11…
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Right to change legal gender in Jalal-Abad

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Right to change legal gender in Jalal-Abad is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Since Aug 1, 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Transgender people are allowed to redefine their gender legally in Kyrgyzstan, but require undergoing sex reassignment surgery. The first such surgery was performed in Bishkek in January 2014.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/kyrgyzstan-lgbti
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Until Aug 1, 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
From soviet times. Missing non binary options on documents.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2…
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Gender-Affirming Care in Jalal-Abad

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Gender-Affirming Care in Jalal-Abad is legal.

Current status
Since 2000
Legal
In 2000, Kyrgyzstan adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ourworldindata.org/grapher/…
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Restricted for minors
In 1983, transsexualism began to be professionally diagnosed in the Soviet Union, which allowed the prescription of hormone therapy.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
russiapost.info/society/lgbt
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Jalal-Abad

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Jalal-Abad is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legally recognized
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Only a few progressive countries in the world
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LGBT discrimination in Jalal-Abad

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LGBT discrimination in Jalal-Abad is no protections.

Current status
Since Dec 25, 1991
No protections
There are no discrimination laws for sexual orientation and gender identities. The date shown is that of the foundation of the country.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrw.org/node/122472/section/2
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LGBT employment discrimination in Jalal-Abad

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LGBT employment discrimination in Jalal-Abad is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections in employment.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2…

ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…

ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 327)
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LGBT housing discrimination in Jalal-Abad

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LGBT housing discrimination in Jalal-Abad is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections in housing discrimination
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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Same-sex adoption in Jalal-Abad

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Same-sex adoption in Jalal-Abad is single only.

Current status
Since Jan 11, 2005
Single only
it is the more open-minded places besides Nepal and tiwan. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
irinnews.org/feature/2005/0…
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Intersex infant surgery in Jalal-Abad

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Intersex infant surgery in Jalal-Abad is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Jalal-Abad

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Serving openly in military in Jalal-Abad is don't ask, don't tell.

Current status
Since Dec 25, 1991
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Only 22 countries allow trans service, Kyrgyzstan is not one of them
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
cbc.ca/news/world/countries…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Jalal-Abad

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Blood donations by MSMs in Jalal-Abad is legal.

Current status
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Conversion therapy in Jalal-Abad

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Conversion therapy in Jalal-Abad is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban on conversion therapy.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 327)
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Equal age of consent in Jalal-Abad

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Equal age of consent in Jalal-Abad is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Equal
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