Compare LGBT Rights in Kyrgyzstan & Nepal

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
68 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Ambiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2020
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2007
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
27% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
87% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
13% Agree
70% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
86% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
55% Not a good place
52% Good place
28% Not a good place
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