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- 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
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Same-sex marriage in Bishkek 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 Bishkek 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 Bishkek 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.
Legal, but requires surgery
Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet Union during 1972 when the first sex change was performed and a trans man was granted legal gender recognition after completing surgery.
Gender-affirming care in Bishkek 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 Bishkek is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legally recognized
LGBT discrimination in Bishkek is no protections.
Current status
No protections
In Kyrgyzstan, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from discrimination.
LGBT employment discrimination in Bishkek is no protections.
Current status
No protections
In Kyrgyzstan, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from employment discrimination.
LGBT housing discrimination in Bishkek is no protections.
Current status
No protections
In Kyrgyzstan, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from housing discrimination.
Intersex infant surgery in Bishkek is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Bishkek 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 Bishkek 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 Bishkek is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban on conversion therapy.
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