Current Version
| Region | Turkmenistan |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Turkmenistan has no legally approved procedure for medical transition for trans people. The concepts of “gender identity” and “medical sex reassignment” are absent not only in the legal framework, but also in practice. |
| Sources | https://ecom.ngo/resource/files/2021/05/regionaljniy-obzor-trans-soobschestv-i-konteksti-12-stran-vostochnoy-evropi-i-tsentraljnoy-azii.pdf |
Revision History (3)
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|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but restricted for minors | Restricted |
| Start Date | 1983 | (unknown) |
| Description | In 1983, transsexualism began to be professionally diagnosed in the Soviet Union, which allowed the prescription of hormone therapy. | Turkmenistan has no legally approved procedure for medical transition for trans people. The concepts of “gender identity” and “medical sex reassignment” are absent not only in the legal framework, but also in practice. |
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| Sources | russiapost.info/society/lgbt | https://ecom.ngo/resource/files/2021/05/regionaljniy-obzor-trans-soobschestv-i-konteksti-12-stran-vostochnoy-evropi-i-tsentraljnoy-azii.pdf |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 1999 | (none) |