Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1995
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Single only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1996
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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