Compare LGBT Rights in Kyrgyzstan & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
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39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1995
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2005
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
Since 1997
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