Compare LGBT Rights in Kyrgyzstan & North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
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
Since 2009
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
Since 1996
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