Compare LGBT Rights in Sint Maarten & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
81 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
81 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2007
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Illegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
Public Opinion
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