Compare LGBT Rights in Turkmenistan & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
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 adoptionSingle only
Since 2020
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
N/A
Public Opinion
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