Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
11% Did not mention homosexuals
86% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
2% Agree
76% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
70% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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