Balkan is governed by federal Turkmenistan law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- N/A
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Balkan is male illegal, female legal.
Current status
Since 1999
Since 1999
Male illegal, female legal
Male homosexuality is explicitly illegal and sodomy— defined as sexual intercourse between men —is punishable by up to two years in prison, with additional terms of two to five years in a labor camp possible, under the Criminal Code of Turkmenistan, Chapter 3; Article 135, section. In addition, the provisions of Article 19 of the code allow for increased penalties for repeat convictions, applying to any crime under the code. Prior to a 2019 amendment, the 1997 code's maximum term was two years.
Same-sex marriage in Balkan is not legal.
Current status
Since May 18, 1992
Since May 18, 1992
Not legal
Marriage is not recognized. However, it is implied to be illegal for male as male homosexuality is illegal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Balkan is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
there are no laws recognizing this.
LGBT discrimination in Balkan is no protections.
Current status
Since May 18, 1992
Since May 18, 1992
No protections
As male homosexuality is illegal, there are no protection for LGBTQ+ populations (including women and other gender identities)
LGBT employment discrimination in Balkan is no protections.
Current status
Since May 18, 1992
Since May 18, 1992
No protections
haven't decriminalized homosexuality yet. Tolerance of the lgbt community is slowly coming.
LGBT housing discrimination in Balkan is no protections.
Current status
Since May 18, 1992
Since May 18, 1992
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
Same-sex adoption in Balkan is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
NO laws for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Balkan is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No laws for LGBT people to serve in military.
Blood donations by MSMs in Balkan is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Not applicable
Conversion therapy in Balkan is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Turkmenistan.
Equal age of consent in Balkan is unequal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2014
Since Jan 1, 2014
Unequal
Set age of 16 years for same sexual activity between women and for heterosexual sexual activity. However male same sexual activity is illegal
Equality Index ?
N/A
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