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LGBT Rights in Širak
Province

Širak is governed by federal Armenia law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Banned
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Širak

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Homosexual activity in Širak is legal.

Current status
Since Apr 18, 2003
Legal
Homosexual activity is not illegal in Armenia.
Details
Sources:
www.parliament.am/legislati…
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Same-sex marriage in Širak

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Same-sex marriage in Širak is banned.

Current status
Since Nov 9, 2004
Banned
The Constitution of Armenia was amended in 2015 to define marriage in heterosexual terms only.
Details
Sources:
www.arlis.am/documentview.a…
president.am/en/constitution-2015
www.azatutyun.am/a/27227289.html
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Širak

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Širak is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Armenia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Širak

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Right to change legal gender in Širak is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Since Apr 5, 1972
Legal, but requires surgery
the Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed
Details
Sources:
bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala…

rainbow-europe.org/#8620/0/0
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Until Apr 5, 1972
Illegal
Armenia 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 Širak

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Gender-affirming care in Širak is banned.

Current status
Since 2006
Banned
Gender affirming surgeries are illegal in Armenia, despite rulings requiring them for legal gender recognition. Trans Armenians often undergo such care abroad or in secret.
Details
Sources:
www.azadarchives.com/societ…
www.opendemocracy.net/en/50…
ngngo.net/en/2020/08/20/the…
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Legal, but restricted for minors
In 1983, transsexualism began to be professionally diagnosed in the Soviet Union, which allowed the prescription of hormone therapy.
Details
Sources:
russiapost.info/society/lgbt
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Širak

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Širak is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
There are no laws to change one’s gender in place.
Details
Sources:
(Legal gender change entry)
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LGBT discrimination in Širak

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LGBT discrimination in Širak is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 5, 1995
No protections
The constitution does not prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity
Details
Sources:
www.parliament.am/parliamen…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Širak

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LGBT employment discrimination in Širak is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There is no regulation that prohibits employment discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity
Details
Sources:
www.parliament.am/parliamen…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Širak

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LGBT housing discrimination in Širak is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There is no regulation that prohibits housing discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity
Details
Sources:
www.parliament.am/parliamen…
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Same-sex adoption in Širak

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Same-sex adoption in Širak is single only.

Current status
Single only
Single person is allowed to adopt. There is nothing mentioned about LGBT individuals in the laws regulating adoption
Details
Sources:
Civil Status Act Law on Family regulated adoption status www.parliament.am/legislati…
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Intersex infant surgery in Širak

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Intersex infant surgery in Širak is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no official ban on unnecessary sex reassignment operations in infants in Armenia.
Details
Sources:
rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/…
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Serving openly in military in Širak

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Serving openly in military in Širak is don't ask, don't tell.

Current status
Since 2004
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
According to the Helsinki Rights Committee in Armenia, in 2004, an internal defence ministry decree effectively bans gay men from serving in the armed forces. In practice, gays are marked as "mentally ill" and sent to a psychiatrist.
Details
Sources:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGB…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Širak

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Blood donations by MSMs in Širak is legal.

Current status
Legal
Blood donations is legal.
Details
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2013071…
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Conversion therapy in Širak

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Conversion therapy in Širak is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There are no laws in place banning conversion therapy.
Details
Sources:
www.ohchr.org/sites/default…
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Equal age of consent in Širak

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Equal age of consent in Širak is equal.

Current status
Equal
The age of consent is the same for homosexual couples and heterosexual couples. It is set at age 16.
Details
Sources:
www.ageofconsent.net/world/armenia
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