Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
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
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
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