Khatlon is governed by federal Tajikistan law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ State-enforced
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Military
    ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Khatlon

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Homosexual activity in Khatlon is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 1, 1998
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legislationline.org/downloa…
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Same-sex marriage in Khatlon

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Same-sex marriage in Khatlon is banned.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2008
Banned
Same-sex marriage is banned in Tajikistan
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
theatlantic.com/internation…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Khatlon

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Khatlon is state-enforced.

Current status
State-enforced
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan began to register gays and lesbians who are out
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
rus.ozodi.org/a/29553190.html
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Right to change legal gender in Khatlon

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

Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
Missing non binary options on documents.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Khatlon

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary gender not recognized
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
iwpr.net/global-voices/tran…
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LGBT discrimination in Khatlon

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LGBT discrimination in Khatlon is no protections.

Current status
Since Dec 1, 1994
No protections
No protection provision exist within neither the Penal code nor the Constitution
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legislationline.org/downloa…

unpan1.un.org/intradoc/grou…
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Dec 1, 1994–Sep 7, 2018
No protections
None exist.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Khatlon

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LGBT employment discrimination in Khatlon 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  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
self.gutenberg.org/article/…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Khatlon

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LGBT housing discrimination in Khatlon is no protections.

Current status
Since Dec 1, 1994
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Same-sex adoption in Khatlon

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Same-sex adoption in Khatlon is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
LGBT people are not allowed to adopt in Tajikistan.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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Serving openly in military in Khatlon

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Serving openly in military in Khatlon 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  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gaystarnews.com/article/taj…
globalvoicesonline.org/2013…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Khatlon

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Blood donations by MSMs in Khatlon is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
MSMs are not allowed to donate blood in Tajikistan.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2013061…//www.eidhr.eu/
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Conversion therapy in Khatlon

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Conversion therapy in Khatlon is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
It is not uncommon to be offered.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
rferl.org/a/tajik-gays-clos…
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Equal age of consent in Khatlon

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Equal age of consent in Khatlon is equal.

Current status
Since Sep 1, 1998
Equal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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