Compare LGBT Rights in Eastern & Western

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1904
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1904
No protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2021
N/A
Since 2021
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