Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
Other punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2015
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2024
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2022
N/A
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 1890
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