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LGBT Rights in Kyrgyzstan

    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Not legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    Non-binary gender recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    Ambiguous
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data

Public Opinion

Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors ?

Ranked #65 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(73.3%) Mentioned homosexuals
Did not mention homosexuals (26.7%)

Justifiability of homosexuality ?

Ranked #68 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(87.2%) Not justifiable
Justifiable (2.7%)

Opinion on same-sex couples as parents ?

Ranked #61 out of 74 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(69.8%) Disagree
Agree (12.8%)

Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?

Ranked #77 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(55%) Not a good place
Good place (3%)

History

Homosexual activity in Kyrgyzstan

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Homosexual activity in Kyrgyzstan is legal.

Current status
Since Oct 1, 1997
Legal
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Same-sex marriage in Kyrgyzstan

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Same-sex marriage in Kyrgyzstan is not legal.

Current status
Since May 8, 1996
Not legal
Several provisions within the constitution, the family law and the civil code points to the definition of a marriage as being a union between a man and a woman.
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May 8, 1996–Sep 18, 2018
Unrecognized
Country just got rid of the constitutional ban on gay marriage.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Kyrgyzstan

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Kyrgyzstan is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Kyrgyzstan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Kyrgyzstan

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Right to change legal gender in Kyrgyzstan is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
From soviet times. Missing non binary options on documents.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kyrgyzstan

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kyrgyzstan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Kyrgyzstan

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LGBT discrimination in Kyrgyzstan is no protections.

Current status
Since Dec 25, 1991
No protections
There are no discrimination laws for sexual orientation and gender identities. The date shown is that of the foundation of the country.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Kyrgyzstan

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LGBT employment discrimination in Kyrgyzstan is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections in employment.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Kyrgyzstan

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kyrgyzstan is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
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Same-sex adoption in Kyrgyzstan

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Same-sex adoption in Kyrgyzstan is single only.

Current status
Since Jan 11, 2005
Single only
it is the more open-minded places besides Nepal and tiwan. No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Serving openly in military in Kyrgyzstan

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Serving openly in military in Kyrgyzstan is legal.

Current status
Since Dec 25, 1991
Legal
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Blood donations by MSMs in Kyrgyzstan

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kyrgyzstan is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Kyrgyzstan

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Conversion therapy in Kyrgyzstan is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban on conversion therapy.
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Equal age of consent in Kyrgyzstan

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Equal age of consent in Kyrgyzstan is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Equal
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LGBT Rights by region

View the LGBT laws in each individual region of Kyrgyzstan.