- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Legal, but banned for minors
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Same-sex marriage in Kyrgyzstan is banned.
Current status
Since May 8, 1996
Banned
Several provisions within the constitution, the family law and the civil code points to the definition of a marriage as being a union between a man and a woman.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Kyrgyzstan is state-enforced.
Current status
Since Aug 14, 2023
State-enforced
On 17 March 2023, the government announced a proposal to amend the child protection law. Article 2-1 of the draft law expands the definition of information harmful to the health and development of children as follows: “[information] that denounces family and traditional societal values, promotes non-traditional sexual relations and initiates disrespect towards parents or other family members”. The bill was passed by the parliament on 22 June 2023 and signed into law by the president on 14 August 2023. Unlike Hungary's "law on the protection of children" , the law does not mention sexual orientation or homosexuality explicitly. The law also does not define "family values" and "non-traditional sexual relations".
Until Aug 14, 2023
No censorship
In Kyrgyzstan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Kyrgyzstan is illegal.
Current status
Since Aug 1, 2020
Illegal
Until 01 August 2020, trans people in Kyrgyzstan had access to legal gender recognition according to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On acts of civil status".
On 17 June 2020, the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted amendments to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On acts of civil status" . The new version of the law came into effect on August 1, 2020, and starting from this date, trans people in Kyrgyzstan have no access to legal gender recognition.
On 17 June 2020, the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted amendments to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On acts of civil status" . The new version of the law came into effect on August 1, 2020, and starting from this date, trans people in Kyrgyzstan have no access to legal gender recognition.
Until Aug 1, 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
From soviet times. Missing non binary options on documents.
Gender-affirming care in Kyrgyzstan is legal, but banned for minors.
Current status
Since Jan 9, 2005
Legal, but banned for minors
Article 38 of the Law “On Protecting the Health of the Kyrgyz Republic Citizens” states, “the gender identity may be changed or corrected in healthcare facilities through medical interventions at the request of a full-aged patient based on medical, biological, social and psychological indications in accordance with the procedure set forth by the responsible governmental body of the Kyrgyz Republic in the area of health care.”
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kyrgyzstan is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legally recognized
LGBT discrimination in Kyrgyzstan is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no discrimination laws for sexual orientation and gender identity.
Article 8.1 (Special categories of personal data) on Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On Personal Information" (2008), states:
"The collection, accumulation, storage and use of personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, nationality, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or concerning health status and sexual inclinations, solely for the purpose of revealing these factors, are not permitted." (2017 Amendment)
Article 8.1 (Special categories of personal data) on Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On Personal Information" (2008), states:
"The collection, accumulation, storage and use of personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, nationality, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or concerning health status and sexual inclinations, solely for the purpose of revealing these factors, are not permitted." (2017 Amendment)
LGBT employment discrimination in Kyrgyzstan is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections in employment.
LGBT housing discrimination in Kyrgyzstan is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections in housing discrimination
Same-sex adoption in Kyrgyzstan is single only.
Current status
Since Jan 11, 2005
Single only
it is the more open-minded places besides Nepal and tiwan. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Intersex infant surgery in Kyrgyzstan is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Kyrgyzstan is don't ask, don't tell.
Current status
Since Dec 25, 1991
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Only 22 countries allow trans service, Kyrgyzstan is not one of them
Blood donations by MSMs in Kyrgyzstan is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
The Blood Service of the Kyrgyz Republic establishes among its absolute contraindications for blood donation, the permanent exemption of homosexual persons.
Conversion therapy in Kyrgyzstan is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban on conversion therapy.
Equal age of consent in Kyrgyzstan is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Equal
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