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- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- Ambiguous
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- 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
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Same-sex marriage in Ysyk-Köl 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 Ysyk-Köl is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Aug 14, 2023
Ambiguous
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 Ysyk-Köl 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.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ysyk-Köl is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legally recognized
LGBT discrimination in Ysyk-Köl is no protections.
Current status
Since Dec 25, 1991
No protections
There are no discrimination laws for sexual orientation and gender identities. The date shown is that of the foundation of the country.
LGBT employment discrimination in Ysyk-Köl is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections in employment.
LGBT housing discrimination in Ysyk-Köl is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections in housing discrimination
Same-sex adoption in Ysyk-Köl 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 Ysyk-Köl is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Ysyk-Köl 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 Ysyk-Köl is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Ysyk-Köl is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban on conversion therapy.
Equal age of consent in Ysyk-Köl is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Equal
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Alternative names: Balikchi, Balykchy, Balıkçı, Issyk-Kul