cihalcoc Editor

I'm oriented aroace from Kazakhstan and I'm against discrimination for any reason, so, in my opinion, people's rights should be equal regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity
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cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
Conversion therapy: Ambiguous from past to Aug 25, 1991.
No laws are in place against conversion therapy. However, homosexuality is not viewed as a mental illness by the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
Conversion therapy: Ambiguous from Jan 1, 1991 to now.
No laws in place. However, since homosexuality is not viewed as a mental illness by the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a person may officially reject a conversion therapy being performed on them
cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
LGBT housing discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from past to now.
According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan the people's right housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent. And therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against
cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from past to now.
According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal. Even though neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly, the official list of mental illnesses of the Republic of Kazakhstan does not include either of the sexualities nor gender identities. And therefore, since a person does not have any reason to be considered incompetent, they have the right to be employed (Article 24 of the Constitution). And therefore, discrimination in employment in Kazakhstan is completely protected
cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
Conversion therapy: N/A from Jan 1, 1991 to now.
No laws in place. However, since homosexuality is not viewed as a mental illness by the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a person may officially reject a conversion therapy being performed on them
cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
Serving openly in military: Legal from 2022 to now.
The ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2022, said in an interview that no one is banned from serving in the military because of their sexual orientation. however Even though transgenders weren't included explicitly, they weren't banned from serving either
cihalcoc edited an entry in Texas.
Equal age of consent: Equal from past to now.
Age of consent is 17 regardless of gender or orientation. However, Texas has a "Romeo and Juliet law" allowing younger people of similar ages to consent, but the wording of this law excludes same-sex partners, but this still technically doesn’t make aoc ‘unequal’.
Sources: Texas Penal Code Section 21.11
cihalcoc edited an entry in Texas.
Censorship of LGBT Issues: State-enforced from Oct 28, 2021 to now.
Numerous schools and libraries in Texas have been instructed to terminate or remove books with topics that, "make students feel uneasy". The topics under fire include (but are not limited to) lgbtq characters, same-sex relationships and gender discussion. Teachers that ignore this law could be fired.
cihalcoc edited an entry in China.
LGBT employment discrimination: No protections from past to now.
Under Chinese Labour Law, there are no protections specifically protecting LGBT people but Macau bans some discrimination in employment. However, since Macau has its own separate page, the "no protections" option is the most suitable in this case
cihalcoc edited an entry in China.
LGBT discrimination: No protections from past to now.
No protections for housing discrimination with the exception of Hong Kong and Macau. However, since both Hong Kong and Macau have their own separate pages, the "no protections" option is the most suitable in this case
cihalcoc edited an entry in Tennessee.
LGBT discrimination: No protections from past to now.
Not protected
cihalcoc edited an entry in Tennessee.
LGBT discrimination: Illegal from past to now.
Illegal under the federal law
cihalcoc edited an entry in Mongolia.
Conversion therapy: Not banned from past to now.
No laws in place
Sources: There are no laws whatsoever on it
cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
LGBT employment discrimination: Ambiguous from past to now.
According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, however, neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly
cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender: Ambiguous from past to now.
There is no legal recognition of non-binary gender, however the name can be changed to gender neutral
cihalcoc edited an entry in China.
Same-sex marriage: Unregistered cohabitation from Oct 1, 2017 to now.
Since October 1st, 2017, a system that is in use for same-sex couples was enacted called "legal guardianship" or "guardianship agreement". The system grants same-sex couples some limited rights such as medical care, property management and other additional rights that can expressed through different documents the couple may sign. Additionally, Beijing provides dependent residency status to foreign same-sex couples since the 1st of July 2013. In Hong Kong, several court decisions and most notably court case Leung Chun Kwong v Secretary for the Civil Service granted same-sex couples limited rights and benefits in the realm of immigration, tax rights and inheritance.
cihalcoc edited an entry in Turkmenistan.
Blood donations by MSMs: N/A from past to now.
Not applicable
Sources: Homosexuality is illegal in Turkmenistan
cihalcoc edited an entry in Turkmenistan.
Censorship of LGBT Issues: Other punishment from past to Apr 14, 2022.
In Turkmenistan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Sources: No laws against it
cihalcoc added an entry in Turkmenistan.
Censorship of LGBT Issues: State-enforced from Apr 14, 2022 to now.
The authorities almost completely banned the Internet in Turkmenistan
cihalcoc edited an entry in Italy.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender: N/A from past to now.
Italy does not constitutionally recognise the 3rd gender. A family have been recognised but it's not national.
cihalcoc edited an entry in Greece.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender: N/A from Feb 13, 2018 to now.
Gender-neutral names can be used on IDs and birth certificates, following the case of Jason-Antigone Dane, but one can only legally identify as male or female
cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from 2022 to now.
Any kind of discrimination in employment is illegal STOP CHANGING IT! DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT IS NO LONGER LEGAL IN KAZAKHSTAN!
Sources: A bill protecting people from any kind of discrimination in employment which included both sexuality and gender identity was signed as a result of the 2022 referendum
cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
Homosexual activity: Legal from 1998 to now.
De facto legal since late 1997 (equalized age of consent), de jure since 1998
cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
Conversion therapy: Not banned from past to Nov 30, -0001.
No laws in place
Sources: There are no laws whatsoever on it.
cihalcoc edited an entry in Tajikistan.
Serving openly in military: Don't Ask, Don't Tell from past to Nov 30, -0001.
No other laws in place.
cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from 2022 to now.
Any kind of discrimination in employment is illegal
Sources: A bill protecting people from any kind of discrimination in employment which included both sexuality and gender identity was signed as a result of the 2022 referendum
cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender: Ambiguous from past to now.
Even though there's no third gender option to be chosen in the documents, a Kazakhstani citizen may legally change their name to a gender-neutral one
cihalcoc edited an entry in Kazakhstan.
Same-sex marriage: Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned from past to now.
Neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are recognized
Sources: Sometimes unofficially performed, not banned constitutionally, however, neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions are recognized due to the Family Code
cihalcoc edited an entry in Zhambyl oblysy.
LGBT housing discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from past to now.
According to the constitution, discrimination for any reason is illegal
Sources: My citizenship
cihalcoc edited an entry in Zhambyl oblysy.
LGBT discrimination: Illegal from past to now.
LGBT discrimination in Zhambyl Oblysy is illegal
Sources: My citizenship

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