Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Turkmenistan

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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1971
Not legal
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1991
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AAmbiguous
Since 2014
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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