Compare LGBT Rights in Tajikistan & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2008
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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