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LGBT Rights in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí
Districts Under Republic Administration

nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is governed by federal Tajikistan law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ State-enforced
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Restricted
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    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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History

Homosexual activity in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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Homosexual activity in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 1, 1998
Legal
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Sources:
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Jan 1, 1935–Sep 1, 1998
Male illegal, female legal
In 1935, article 121, which prohibited male sodomy, entered the criminal code of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. in the Tajik SSR, the term “sodomy” was replaced by “bachebazstvo”
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cyberleninka.ru/article/n/i…
www.gazeta.ru/science/2018/…
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Same-sex marriage in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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Same-sex marriage in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is banned.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2008
Banned
Same-sex marriage is banned in Tajikistan
Details
Sources:
www.theatlantic.com/interna…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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Censorship of LGBT issues in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is state-enforced.

Current status
Since 2017
State-enforced
In Tajikistan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics, although there are reports of certain topics of LGBTQ+ that are restricted.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/tajikistan-lgbti
www.hrw.org/world-report/20…
rus.ozodi.org/a/32520518.html
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Right to change legal gender in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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Right to change legal gender in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Since Apr 5, 1972
Legal, but requires surgery
Tajikistan 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. This law has not since been revoked.
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Sources:
www.pewresearch.org/fact-ta…
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Until Apr 5, 1972
Illegal
Tajikistan was a member of the Soviet Union in 1972 and before then legal gender recognition was not provided.
Details
Sources:
bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala…
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Gender-affirming care in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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Gender-affirming care in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is restricted.

Current status
Restricted
Gender affirming care is not banned in Tajikistan but is rarely provided. Trans Tajiks usually go abroad to access such care. However the government has at times detained trans people who returned after getting their care under suspicions of drug trafficking.
Details
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2016122…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary gender not recognized
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Sources:
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LGBT discrimination in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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LGBT discrimination in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is no protections.

Current status
Since Dec 1, 1994
No protections
No protection provision exist within neither the Penal code nor the Constitution
Details
Sources:
www.legislationline.org/dow…

unpan1.un.org/intradoc/grou…
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LGBT employment discrimination in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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LGBT employment discrimination in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is no protections.

Current status
Since Dec 1, 1994
No protections
Do to homophobia in the country. Only protections for gender identity and expression.
Details
Sources:
self.gutenberg.org/article/…
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LGBT housing discrimination in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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LGBT housing discrimination in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is no protections.

Current status
Since Dec 1, 1994
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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Same-sex adoption in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
LGBT people are not allowed to adopt in Tajikistan.
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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Intersex infant surgery in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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Intersex infant surgery in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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Serving openly in military in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is don't ask, don't tell.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1992
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
No other laws in place.
Details
Sources:
www.gaystarnews.com/article…
globalvoicesonline.org/2013…
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Blood donations by MSMs in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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Blood donations by MSMs in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
MSMs are not allowed to donate blood in Tajikistan.
Details
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2013061…
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Conversion therapy in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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Conversion therapy in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
It is not uncommon to be offered.
Details
Sources:
www.rferl.org/a/tajik-gays-…
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Equal age of consent in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí

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Equal age of consent in nohiyahoi tobei jumhurí is equal.

Current status
Since Sep 1, 1998
Equal
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