Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
10 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Illegal
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
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 adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Unknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
27% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
27% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
71% Not justifiable
2% Justifiable
87% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
16% Agree
56% Disagree
13% Agree
70% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
7% Favor
89% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
7% Yes
85% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
78% Not justifiable
2% Justifiable
86% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
9% Good place
49% Not a good place
3% Good place
55% Not a good place
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