Compare LGBT Rights in Kyrgyzstan & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguous
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 1995
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2005
Illegal
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownParental approval required
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 1997
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 1991
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
Since 1997
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