Compare LGBT Rights in Kyrgyzstan & Latvia

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2005
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
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