Compare LGBT Rights in Turkmenistan & Zambia

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
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 2020
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
N/A
Since 2005
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