Compare LGBT Rights in Turkmenistan & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
56 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1992
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2020
Single only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
Equal
Since 1998
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