Conversion therapy has not been banned in Kazakhstan.

Sources: There are no laws whatsoever on it.

People of “non-traditional sexual orientations” are explicitly prohibited from adopting children.

Sources: A child cannot be adopted in Kazakhstan: persons recognized by the court as incapable or partially capable; spouses, one of whom is recognized by the court as incapable or with limited capacity; persons deprived by the court of parental rights or limited by the court in parental rights; persons suspended from the duties of a guardian or custodian for improper performance of the duties assigned to him by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan; former adoptive parents, if the adoption is canceled by the court due to their fault; persons who, for health reasons, cannot exercise parental rights*; persons who do not have a permanent place of residence; persons adhering to non-traditional sexual orientation; egov.kz/cms/ru/articles/chi… in russian

There are no specific discrimination protections for gender identity or sexual orientation when it comes to housing in Kazakhstan.

Sources: Refers to above entries on discrimination in general

There are no explicit discrimination protections for gender identity or sexual orientation in Kazakhstan’s Labour Code. The generic catch all “other circumstances” is never enforced for queer…

Sources: “No one may be subjected to any discrimination in the exercise of labor rights on grounds of origin, social, official and property status, gender, race, nationality, language, attitude to religion, beliefs, place of residence, age or physical disabilities, membership in public associations or other circumstances.“ kodeksy-kz.com/ka/trudovoj_… Original in russian

There are no specific discrimination protections for either sexual orientation or gender identity in the constitution or any law. In practice, queer people have no legal recourse for discrimination.

Sources: In March, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights expressed concern that Kazakhstan’s constitution and laws do not explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation, and called on Kazakhstan to adopt anti-discrimination legislation. hrw.org/world-report/2020/c…

All legal marriage in Kazakhstan is defined as between a man and a woman.

Sources: “26) marriage (matrimony) - an equal union between a man and a woman, concluded with the free and full consent of the parties in the manner prescribed by the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan, for the purpose of creating a family, giving rise to property and personal non-property rights and obligations between spouses;” adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K1100000518 Original in Russian, Kazakh law code