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| Region | Kazakhstan |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | 2011 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Marriage and Family Code defines marriage as a union with equal rights between a man and a woman. It also states "The factual cohabitation of a man and a woman, as well as persons of the same sex shall not be recognized as the marriage (matrimony)." Article 11(1) states marriage shall not be allowed between persons of the same sex. |
| Sources | https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K1100000518 (Family code) |
Revision History (28)
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| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Start Date | Dec 16, 1991 | 2011 |
| Description | Though not banned constitutionally, neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are legal. | The Marriage and Family Code defines marriage as a union with equal rights between a man and a woman. It also states "The factual cohabitation of a man and a woman, as well as persons of the same sex shall not be recognized as the marriage (matrimony)." Article 11(1) states marriage shall not be allowed between persons of the same sex. |
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edited by jadeywadey. bad desc.
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| Description | Though not banned constitutionally, neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are legal. Source listed is the Family Code | Though not banned constitutionally, neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are legal. |
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| Sources | https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K1100000518 | https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K1100000518 (Family code) |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Dec 16, 1991 |
| Description | Neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are legal. | Though not banned constitutionally, neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are legal. Source listed is the Family Code |
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| Sources | Sometimes unofficially performed, not banned constitutionally but restricted due to the Family Code | https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K1100000518 |
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edited by Notdog1996. Keep the banter out of the description
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| Description | Neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are legal This entry was vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele | Neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are legal. |
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| Value | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Description | Neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are legal | Neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are legal This entry was vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele |
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| Sources | Sometimes unofficially performed, and banned constitutionally | Sometimes unofficially performed, not banned constitutionally but restricted due to the Family Code |
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edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added
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| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Description | Neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are recognized | Neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are legal |
| Sources | Sometimes unofficially performed, not banned constitutionally, however, neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are recognized due to the Family Code | Sometimes unofficially performed, and banned constitutionally |
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edited by Turnopi_karnavara. Small edit
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| Value | Unrecognized |
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| Value | Unrecognized |
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| Value | Unrecognized |
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| Value | Unrecognized | |
| Description | Not recognized | Neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are recognized |
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| Value | Unrecognized |
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| Value | Unrecognized | |
| Sources | Sometimes unofficially performed, not banned constitutionally, however, restricted due to the Family code | Sometimes unofficially performed, not banned constitutionally, however, neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are recognized due to the Family Code |
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| Value | Unrecognized |
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| Value | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Description | All legal marriage in Kazakhstan is defined as between a man and a woman. | Not recognized |
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| Sources | “26) marriage (matrimony) - an equal union between a man and a woman, concluded with the free and full consent of the parties in the manner prescribed by the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan, for the purpose of creating a family, giving rise to property and personal non-property rights and obligations between spouses;” https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K1100000518 Original in Russian, Kazakh law code | Sometimes unofficially performed, not banned constitutionally, however, restricted due to the Family code |
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edited by Gor154. Modifying main entry to more accurately reflect the reality in Kazakhstan
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| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Description | Sometimes same-sex marriages are unofficially performed, they are not banned constitutionally, however, due to the Family Code they are not recognized | All legal marriage in Kazakhstan is defined as between a man and a woman. |
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| Sources | old one was fake | “26) marriage (matrimony) - an equal union between a man and a woman, concluded with the free and full consent of the parties in the manner prescribed by the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan, for the purpose of creating a family, giving rise to property and personal non-property rights and obligations between spouses;” https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K1100000518 Original in Russian, Kazakh law code |
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| Value | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Description | lt’s not legal to marry someone of your same gender | Sometimes same-sex marriages are unofficially performed, they are not banned constitutionally, however, due to the Family Code they are not recognized |
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| Value | Other type of partnership | Banned |
| Description | Sometimes unofficially performed, not banned constitutionally but not recognized due to other laws | lt’s not legal to marry someone of your same gender |
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| Sources | old one was fake, so I corrected it | old one was fake |
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| Value | Unregistered cohabitation | Other type of partnership |
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| Value | Unrecognized | Unregistered cohabitation |
| Description | Not banned constitutionally but not recognized due to other laws | Sometimes unofficially performed, not banned constitutionally but not recognized due to other laws |
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| Value | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Description | The Constitution described marriage as an union between a man and a woman | Not banned constitutionally but not recognized due to other laws |
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edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. corrected fake news
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| Value | Other type of partnership | Banned |
| Description | If a homosexual turns out to have a partner, adoption is illegal for them. On the other hand, since adoption by married couples from different countries is recognized, foreign marriages are somewhat recognized | The Constitution described marriage as an union between a man and a woman |
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| Sources | I am a citizen of Kazakhstan | old one was fake, so I corrected it |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "Kazakhstan's constituition does not prohibit same-sex marriage"
- Newer law has been passed "Kazakhstan's constituition does not prohibit same-sex marriage"
edited by cihalcoc. Even though it's not legally recognized, same-sex couples are treated differently by law
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Unregistered cohabitation | Other type of partnership |
| Description | However, if a homosexual turns out to have a partner, adoption is illegal for them | If a homosexual turns out to have a partner, adoption is illegal for them. On the other hand, since adoption by married couples from different countries is recognized, foreign marriages are somewhat recognized |
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- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "Implied recognition of some foreign marriages is nowhere near enough to warrant a "other partnership" label"
- Newer law has been passed
- Note field is incorrect "Description doesn't match with status"
- Sources are invalid or broken
- Sources are invalid or broken "Someone's citizenship is not a valid source "
- Status is not correct "No recognition "
- Date is incorrect "There's no recognition of same-sex unions in Kazakhstan "
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| Value | Unrecognized | Unregistered cohabitation |
| Description | Not recognized, but not constitutionally banned. | However, if a homosexual turns out to have a partner, adoption is illegal for them |
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| Sources | http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpavlodar.com%2Fzakon%2Findex.html%3Fdok%3D00149%26ogl%3Dall&act=url | I am a citizen of Kazakhstan |
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- Note field is incorrect "Belongs to Adoption field not here"
edited by JordanB3047
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| Value | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | Dec 26, 2011 | (unknown) |
| Description | Article 11 of the law of family and marriage explicitly prohibits same sex couples from marrying each other. | Not recognized, but not constitutionally banned. |
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| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Dec 26, 2011 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 11 of the law of family and marriage explicitly prohibits same sex couples from marrying each other. |
| Sources | http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpavlodar.com%2Fzakon%2Findex.html%3Fdok%3D00149%26ogl%3Dall&act=url |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "Article 11. Persons between whom marriage is not allowed
Marriage between:
1) persons, of which at least one person is already in another registered marriage;
2) direct relatives in the ascending and descending line (parents and children, grandfather, grandmother and grandchildren), full and half brothers and sisters who have a common father or mother;
3) adoptive parents (adopters) and adopted (adopted);
4) persons, of which at least one person has been recognized by the court as incapable due to mental illness or dementia."
- Status is not correct "It is not stated as illegal under article 11 of the Constitution of Kazakhstan "