Compare LGBT Rights in Kyrgyzstan & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguous
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2005
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
Since 1998
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