Compare LGBT Rights in Turkey & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
37 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
36 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1858
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minorsUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1858
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1858
Equal
Since 1998
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