Entry #12237: LGBT employment discrimination in Kazakhstan

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Region	Kazakhstan
Issue	LGBT employment discrimination
Status	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Start Date	Nov 23, 2015
End Date	(none)
Description	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed
Sources	https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K1500000414 https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K090000193_

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Revision History (34)

May 22, 2024

edited by acegro. Reverting to revision #38816: Incorrect status. We came to an agreement on Discord

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Value	No protections	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Start Date	(unknown)	Nov 23, 2015
Description	There is no explicit protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment. According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed
Description	Show Difference There is no explicit protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment. According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed

May 21, 2024

edited by Nathan. Status correction. No explicit protections

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections
Start Date	Nov 23, 2015	(unknown)
Description	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed	There is no explicit protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment. According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed
Description	Show Difference According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed There is no explicit protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment. According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed

May 13, 2024

edited by acegro. Reverting to revision #38461: Changing the status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Description	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly.	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed
Description	Show Difference According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed

May 10, 2024

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. fixed mistake

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections
Description	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly.
Description	Show Difference According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed

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May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024

edited by acegro. Corrected the status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	Sexual orientation and gender identity

May 10, 2024

edited by acegro. Added sources and corrected the status

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	Old Value	New Value
Start Date	(unknown)	Nov 23, 2015
Description	According to ILGA, there are no explicit legal protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment. According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, but neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they should have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution).	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed
Description	Show Difference According to ILGA, there are no explicit legal protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment. According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, but neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they should have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution). According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution) The Health Code of Kazakhstan does not recognize any sexual orientation to be a mental disorder either, while the Labor Code bans any discrimination (Article 5) when it comes to employment, retirement, wage distribution, etc. Transgender people are guaranteed the same rights under the Health Code. While a person's gender is included explicitly, sexuality isn't, however it falls under the "other circumstances" category, as a person is competent to be employed
Sources	https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6	https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K1500000414 https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K090000193_
Sources	Show Difference https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K1500000414 https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K090000193_

Mar 12, 2024

edited by Nathan. Status correction

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections
Start Date	Aug 30, 1995	(unknown)
Description	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, but neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they should have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution).	According to ILGA, there are no explicit legal protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment. According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, but neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they should have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution).
Description	Show Difference According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, but neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they should have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution). ILGA, there are no explicit legal protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment. According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, but neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they should have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution).
Sources	https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6	https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6
Sources	Show Difference https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6

Mar 7, 2024

edited by Notdog1996. Keep banter out of descriptions please. It makes the site look unprofessional. Also, has there been precedent for this or are we assuming in practice they'd be protected?

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal. Even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly, the official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either of the sexualities nor gender identities. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution). And therefore, discrimination in employment in Kazakhstan is completely protected This entry was vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, but neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they should have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution).
Description	Show Difference According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal. Even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly, the official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either of the sexualities nor gender identities. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution). And therefore, discrimination in employment in Kazakhstan is completely protected This entry was vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele illegal, but neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly. The official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either sexuality or gender identity. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they should have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution).

Mar 7, 2024

edited by cihalcoc. Vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Description	no explicit protection from employment discrimination	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal. Even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly, the official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either of the sexualities nor gender identities. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution). And therefore, discrimination in employment in Kazakhstan is completely protected This entry was vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele
Description	Show Difference no explicit protection from employment discrimination According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal. Even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly, the official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either of the sexualities nor gender identities. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution). And therefore, discrimination in employment in Kazakhstan is completely protected This entry was vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele

Mar 5, 2024

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections
Description	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal. Even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly, the official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either of the sexualities nor gender identities. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution). And therefore, discrimination in employment in Kazakhstan is completely protected	no explicit protection from employment discrimination
Description	Show Difference According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal. Even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly, the official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either of the sexualities nor gender identities. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution). And therefore, discrimination in employment in Kazakhstan is completely protected no explicit protection from employment discrimination

Mar 2, 2024

edited by cihalcoc. Corrected the date

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Start Date	(unknown)	Aug 30, 1995

Oct 25, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Discrimination in employment is illegal

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, however, neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal. Even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly, the official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either of the sexualities nor gender identities. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution). And therefore, discrimination in employment in Kazakhstan is completely protected
Description	Show Difference According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, however, neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly illegal. Even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly, the official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either of the sexualities nor gender identities. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution). And therefore, discrimination in employment in Kazakhstan is completely protected
Sources	https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution	https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6
Sources	Show Difference https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6

Oct 15, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	No protections. On the official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, written "No one shall be subject to any discrimination for reasons of origin, social, property status, occupation, sex, race, nationality, language, attitude towards religion, convictions, place of residence or any other circumstances". The sentence "any other circumstances" cannot be considered as anti-discrimination protection for LGBT since not all people consider "LGBT discrimination" as discrimination. This also applied to all countries that have "any other circumstances" without including sexual orientation like Indonesia.	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, however, neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly
Description	Show Difference No protections. On the official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, written "No one shall be subject to any discrimination for reasons of origin, social, property status, occupation, sex, race, nationality, language, attitude towards religion, convictions, place of residence or any other circumstances". The sentence "any other circumstances" cannot be considered as anti-discrimination protection for LGBT since not all people consider "LGBT discrimination" as discrimination. This also applied to all countries that have "any other circumstances" without including sexual orientation like Indonesia. According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, however, neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly

Oct 7, 2023

edited by danlev. Removing discussions and rearraging sections. Please do not use the "Source" or "Notes" section to write messages to other edits. Please join our Discord if you want to discuss. See Equaldex's guidelines on descriptions.

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Description	No protections.	No protections. On the official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, written "No one shall be subject to any discrimination for reasons of origin, social, property status, occupation, sex, race, nationality, language, attitude towards religion, convictions, place of residence or any other circumstances". The sentence "any other circumstances" cannot be considered as anti-discrimination protection for LGBT since not all people consider "LGBT discrimination" as discrimination. This also applied to all countries that have "any other circumstances" without including sexual orientation like Indonesia.
Description	Show Difference No protections. On the official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, written "No one shall be subject to any discrimination for reasons of origin, social, property status, occupation, sex, race, nationality, language, attitude towards religion, convictions, place of residence or any other circumstances". The sentence "any other circumstances" cannot be considered as anti-discrimination protection for LGBT since not all people consider "LGBT discrimination" as discrimination. This also applied to all countries that have "any other circumstances" without including sexual orientation like Indonesia.
Sources	There was a claim that Kazakhstan government protects LGBT people in employment after 2022 referendum. But the claimants failed to put any source. Instead, they told people to not change this section and left this section unsourced. On the official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, written "No one shall be subject to any discrimination for reasons of origin, social, property status, occupation, sex, race, nationality, language, attitude towards religion, convictions, place of residence or any other circumstances". The sentence "any other circumstances" cannot be considered as anti-discrimination protection for LGBT since not all people consider "LGBT discrimination" as discrimination. This also applied to all countries that have "any other circumstances" without including sexual orientation like Indonesia. Source: https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution	https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution
Sources	Show Difference There was a claim that Kazakhstan government protects LGBT people in employment after 2022 referendum. But the claimants failed to put any source. Instead, they told people to not change this section and left this section unsourced. On the official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, written "No one shall be subject to any discrimination for reasons of origin, social, property status, occupation, sex, race, nationality, language, attitude towards religion, convictions, place of residence or any other circumstances". The sentence "any other circumstances" cannot be considered as anti-discrimination protection for LGBT since not all people consider "LGBT discrimination" as discrimination. This also applied to all countries that have "any other circumstances" without including sexual orientation like Indonesia. Source: https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution

Oct 7, 2023

edited by randygolfman. Remove false claim

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections
Start Date	2022	(unknown)
Description	Any kind of discrimination in employment is illegal STOP CHANGING IT! DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT IS NO LONGER LEGAL IN KAZAKHSTAN!	No protections.
Description	Show Difference Any kind of discrimination in employment is illegal STOP CHANGING IT! DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT IS NO LONGER LEGAL IN KAZAKHSTAN! No protections.
Sources	A bill protecting people from any kind of discrimination in employment which included both sexuality and gender identity was signed as a result of the 2022 referendum	There was a claim that Kazakhstan government protects LGBT people in employment after 2022 referendum. But the claimants failed to put any source. Instead, they told people to not change this section and left this section unsourced. On the official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, written "No one shall be subject to any discrimination for reasons of origin, social, property status, occupation, sex, race, nationality, language, attitude towards religion, convictions, place of residence or any other circumstances". The sentence "any other circumstances" cannot be considered as anti-discrimination protection for LGBT since not all people consider "LGBT discrimination" as discrimination. This also applied to all countries that have "any other circumstances" without including sexual orientation like Indonesia. Source: https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution
Sources	Show Difference A bill protecting people from any kind of discrimination in employment which included both sexuality and gender identity was signed as a result of the 2022 referendum There was a claim that Kazakhstan government protects LGBT people in employment after 2022 referendum. But the claimants failed to put any source. Instead, they told people to not change this section and left this section unsourced. On the official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, written "No one shall be subject to any discrimination for reasons of origin, social, property status, occupation, sex, race, nationality, language, attitude towards religion, convictions, place of residence or any other circumstances". The sentence "any other circumstances" cannot be considered as anti-discrimination protection for LGBT since not all people consider "LGBT discrimination" as discrimination. This also applied to all countries that have "any other circumstances" without including sexual orientation like Indonesia. Source: https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution

Aug 28, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Somebody keeps changing it

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Description	Any kind of discrimination in employment is illegal	Any kind of discrimination in employment is illegal STOP CHANGING IT! DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT IS NO LONGER LEGAL IN KAZAKHSTAN!
Description	Show Difference Any kind of discrimination in employment is illegal illegal STOP CHANGING IT! DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT IS NO LONGER LEGAL IN KAZAKHSTAN!

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Status is not correct 
Oct 7, 2023
Status is not correct "Source?

Note that "any discrimination" is not a sign of LGBT employment protection because the government may not consider LGBT discrimination as discrimination. This also applied to other countries like Indonesia."
Oct 7, 2023
Note field is incorrect 
Oct 1, 2023
All information is correct, just adding sources "A newer law has been passed describing how any kind of discrimination or hate towards people of specific gender identity or sexuality is illegal."
Aug 29, 2023

Aug 28, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)

Aug 26, 2023

edited by Turnopi_karnavara. Small edit

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous

Aug 14, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)

Aug 14, 2023

edited by Turnopi_karnavara. Small edit

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous

Aug 11, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)

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Sources are invalid or broken 
Aug 14, 2023

Aug 10, 2023

edited by Turnopi_karnavara. Small edit

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Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous

Aug 8, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	No laws that explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity	Any kind of discrimination in employment is illegal
Description	Show Difference No laws that explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity Any kind of discrimination in employment is illegal
Sources	no laws that explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity	A bill protecting people from any kind of discrimination in employment which included both sexuality and gender identity was signed as a result of the 2022 referendum
Sources	Show Difference no laws that explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity A bill protecting people from any kind of discrimination in employment which included both sexuality and gender identity was signed as a result of the 2022 referendum

Aug 7, 2023

edited by Turnopi_karnavara. Small edit

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	Any kind of discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan since 2022, including sexuality and gender identity	No laws that explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity
Description	Show Difference Any kind of discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan since 2022, including sexuality and gender identity No laws that explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity
Sources	A bill became law after being signed as a result of the 2022 referendum	no laws that explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity
Sources	Show Difference A bill became law after being signed as a result of the 2022 referendum no laws that explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity

Jul 27, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Start Date	(unknown)	2022
Description	LGBTQ+ labor discrimination is not punished. If a person, for example, is not hired or fired because of sexual orientation or gender identity, the law does not protect him or her.	Any kind of discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan since 2022, including sexuality and gender identity
Description	Show Difference LGBTQ+ labor discrimination is not punished. If a person, for example, is not hired or fired because of sexual orientation or gender identity, the law does not protect him or her. Any kind of discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan since 2022, including sexuality and gender identity
Sources	https://masa.media/ru/site/ne-raduzhnye-zakony-kak-kazakhstanskoe-zakonodatelstvo-zashchishchaet-predstaviteley-lgbtk	A bill became law after being signed as a result of the 2022 referendum
Sources	Show Difference https://masa.media/ru/site/ne-raduzhnye-zakony-kak-kazakhstanskoe-zakonodatelstvo-zashchishchaet-predstaviteley-lgbtk A bill became law after being signed as a result of the 2022 referendum

Jul 24, 2023

edited by Turnopi_karnavara. Small edit

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections
Start Date	2022	(unknown)
Description	Discrimination in employment is illegal	LGBTQ+ labor discrimination is not punished. If a person, for example, is not hired or fired because of sexual orientation or gender identity, the law does not protect him or her.
Description	Show Difference Discrimination in employment is illegal LGBTQ+ labor discrimination is not punished. If a person, for example, is not hired or fired because of sexual orientation or gender identity, the law does not protect him or her.
Sources	During the 2022 referendum, a bill restricting discrimination in employment was signed which included sexuality and gender identity, as well	https://masa.media/ru/site/ne-raduzhnye-zakony-kak-kazakhstanskoe-zakonodatelstvo-zashchishchaet-predstaviteley-lgbtk
Sources	Show Difference During the 2022 referendum, a bill restricting discrimination in employment was signed which included sexuality and gender identity, as well https://masa.media/ru/site/ne-raduzhnye-zakony-kak-kazakhstanskoe-zakonodatelstvo-zashchishchaet-predstaviteley-lgbtk

Jul 23, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Description	There are no explicit discrimination protections for gender identity or sexual orientation in Kazakhstan’s Labour Code. The generic catch all “other circumstances” is never enforced for queer people.	Discrimination in employment is illegal
Description	Show Difference There are no explicit discrimination protections for gender identity or sexual orientation in Kazakhstan’s Labour Code. The generic catch all “other circumstances” is never enforced for queer people. Discrimination in employment is illegal
Sources	“No one may be subjected to any discrimination in the exercise of labor rights on grounds of origin, social, official and property status, gender, race, nationality, language, attitude to religion, beliefs, place of residence, age or physical disabilities, membership in public associations or other circumstances.“ https://kodeksy-kz.com/ka/trudovoj_kodeks/6.htm Original in russian	During the 2022 referendum, a bill restricting discrimination in employment was signed which included sexuality and gender identity, as well
Sources	Show Difference “No one may be subjected to any discrimination in the exercise of labor rights on grounds of origin, social, official and property status, gender, race, nationality, language, attitude to religion, beliefs, place of residence, age or physical disabilities, membership in public associations or other circumstances.“ https://kodeksy-kz.com/ka/trudovoj_kodeks/6.htm Original in russian During the 2022 referendum, a bill restricting discrimination in employment was signed which included sexuality and gender identity, as well

Jul 21, 2023

edited by Gor154. Changed inaccurate classification to better reflect the realities of Kazakhstan

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections
Description	Since 2022, discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan	There are no explicit discrimination protections for gender identity or sexual orientation in Kazakhstan’s Labour Code. The generic catch all “other circumstances” is never enforced for queer people.
Description	Show Difference Since 2022, discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan There are no explicit discrimination protections for gender identity or sexual orientation in Kazakhstan’s Labour Code. The generic catch all “other circumstances” is never enforced for queer people.
Sources	old one was fake	“No one may be subjected to any discrimination in the exercise of labor rights on grounds of origin, social, official and property status, gender, race, nationality, language, attitude to religion, beliefs, place of residence, age or physical disabilities, membership in public associations or other circumstances.“ https://kodeksy-kz.com/ka/trudovoj_kodeks/6.htm Original in russian
Sources	Show Difference old one was fake “No one may be subjected to any discrimination in the exercise of labor rights on grounds of origin, social, official and property status, gender, race, nationality, language, attitude to religion, beliefs, place of residence, age or physical disabilities, membership in public associations or other circumstances.“ https://kodeksy-kz.com/ka/trudovoj_kodeks/6.htm Original in russian

Jul 10, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	Sexual orientation and gender identity

Jul 10, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	no protections	Since 2022, discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan
Description	Show Difference no protections Since 2022, discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan

Jul 8, 2023

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections
Description	Discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan	no protections
Sources	I live in Kazakhstan	old one was fake

Jun 27, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. It's now illegal

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	Discrimination in employment is not illegal in Kazakhstan	Discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan
Sources	old one was fake lol	I live in Kazakhstan

May 8, 2023

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added information

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	Discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan	Discrimination in employment is not illegal in Kazakhstan
Sources	My citizenship	old one was fake lol

Mar 14, 2023

created by cihalcoc

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	Original entry
Status	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Start Date	2022
End Date	(none)
Description	Discrimination in employment is illegal in Kazakhstan
Sources	My citizenship

Reports (7)
Status is not correct "The constitution is a piece of paper in Kazakhstan, empty platitudes about no discrimination in the text do not reflect the realities of life."
Apr 27, 2023
Newer law has been passed "There's no such law"
Apr 27, 2023
Date is incorrect 
Apr 15, 2023
Status is not correct "Please, delete this entry. All information is wrong, no sources are listed. Someone had vandalised this country's article."
Apr 14, 2023
Sources are invalid or broken ""my citizenship" is not a source at all"
Apr 6, 2023
Status is not correct "No protections in employment "
Apr 6, 2023
Sources are invalid or broken "Someone's citizenship is not valid source"
Mar 21, 2023