Compare LGBT Rights in Turkey & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
36 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1858
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1891
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2015
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1988
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1858
Female equal, male N/A
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