Compare LGBT Rights in Taiwan & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
60 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1947
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2014
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Single only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2018
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1947
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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