Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & Palau

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Unknown
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