Compare LGBT Rights in Kyrgyzstan & Palau

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2020
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2005
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
Since 2014
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