The laws displayed for Ysyk-Köl are the same as Kyrgyzstan.
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- 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
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Homosexual activity in Ysyk-Köl is legal.
Current status
Since Oct 1, 1997
Since Oct 1, 1997
Legal
Same-sex marriage in Ysyk-Köl is not legal.
Current status
Since May 8, 1996
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.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Ysyk-Köl is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Kyrgyzstan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Ysyk-Köl is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
From soviet times. Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ysyk-Köl is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legally recognized
LGBT discrimination in Ysyk-Köl is no protections.
Current status
Since Dec 25, 1991
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.
LGBT employment discrimination in Ysyk-Köl is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections in employment.
LGBT housing discrimination in Ysyk-Köl is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Same-sex adoption in Ysyk-Köl is single only.
Current status
Since Jan 11, 2005
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.
Serving openly in military in Ysyk-Köl is legal.
Current status
Since Dec 25, 1991
Since Dec 25, 1991
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Ysyk-Köl is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Ysyk-Köl is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban on conversion therapy.
Equal age of consent in Ysyk-Köl is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Since Jan 1, 1998
Equal
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Alternative names: Balikchi, Balykchy, Balıkçı, Issyk-Kul