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| 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 |
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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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| End Date | 1999 | (none) |