LGBT rights in Turkmenistan
LGBT rights in Turkmenistan | |
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Same-sex sexual activity legal? |
Male illegal Female legal[1] |
Penalty: | up to 2 years in prison |
Male homosexuality is illegal in Turkmenistan and is punished by imprisonment for a term of up to two years.[1]
Law regarding same-sex sexual activity
Criminal Code of 1997 (Effective 1 January 1998)
Chapter 18: Crimes against morality
Section 135: Homosexual acts
"(1) Homosexual acts, i.e. sexual intercourse between men, shall be punished with a term of imprisonment of up to two years."[1]
Summary table
Same-sex sexual activity legal | For male (penalty: up to 2 years' imprisonment) / For female |
Equal age of consent | For male / For female |
Anti-discrimination laws in employment only | |
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services | |
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) | |
Same-sex marriages | |
Recognition of same-sex couples | |
Step-child adoption by same-sex couples | |
Joint adoption by same-sex couples | |
Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military | |
Right to change legal gender | |
Access to IVF for lesbians | |
Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples | |
MSM allowed to donate blood |
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