Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & Turkmenistan

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2015
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2024
Single only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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