Compare LGBT Rights in Central African Republic & Turkey

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
33 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2016
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
State-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1988
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1858
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