Compare LGBT Rights in South Sudan & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1990
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2011
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2011
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2011
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2011
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsN/AAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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