Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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