Compare LGBT Rights in Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1992
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2020
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
Female equal, male N/A
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