Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Turkmenistan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 2013
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1999
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
Gender identity only
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1979
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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