Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Turkmenistan

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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