Compare LGBT Rights in Tajikistan & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
37 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2008
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
Other punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1994
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1994
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1994
N/A
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
Since 1890
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