Compare LGBT Rights in Kyrgyzstan & Montenegro

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
52 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
68 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2012
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1977
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