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Central Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Afghanistan Afghanistan No No Illegal
Penalty: Long imprisonment or death penalty (No known cases of death sentences have been handed out for same-sex sexual activity after the end of Taliban rule).[1] 		No No No No No No
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Yes Legal since 1998[1] No No Constitutional ban since 2016[2] No No Yes Requires sex reassignment surgery[3][4]
Tajikistan Tajikistan Yes Legal since 1998[1] No No No No Yes Requires sex reassignment surgery[5][4]
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan No Male illegal
Penalty: up to 2 years imprisonment.
Yes Female always legal[1] 		No No No No No
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan No Male illegal
Penalty: up to 3 years imprisonment.
Yes Female always legal[1] 		No No No No No

Eurasia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Abkhazia Abkhazia
(Disputed territory) 		Yes Legal after 1991 No No No No
Akrotiri and Dhekelia Akrotiri and Dhekelia
(Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) 		Yes Legal since 2000
+ UN decl. sign.[1] 		Yes Civil partnerships since 2005 Yes Legal since 2014 Yes UK responsible for defence Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination[6]
Armenia Armenia Yes Legal since 2003
+ UN decl. sign.[1] 		No No/Yes Constitutional ban since 2015;[7][8] same-sex marriages performed abroad recognized since 2017[9] No No[10] No No
Republic of Artsakh Artsakh
(Disputed territory) 		Yes Legal since 2000 No No Constitutional ban since 2006[11] No No
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Yes Legal since 2000[1] No No No No No No
Cyprus Cyprus Yes Legal since 1998
+ UN decl. sign.[1] 		Yes Civil unions since 2015 No No No Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[12] No
Georgia (country) Georgia Yes Legal since 2000
+ UN decl. sign.[1] 		No No Constitutional ban passed but yet to take effect No Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[13] Yes Requires sterilization and sex reassignment surgery for change[14]
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Yes Legal since 1998[1] No No No No[15] No Yes Requires sex reassignment surgry, sterilization, hormone therapy and medical examinations[4]
Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus
(Disputed territory) 		Yes Legal since 2014[16][17][1] No No No No Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[16][17]
Russia Russia Yes Male legal since 1993
Female always legal[18][1]
No Illegal in practice in Chechnya, where homosexuals are abducted and sent to concentration camps based on their perceived sexual orientation. See Gay concentration camps in Chechnya for more information. 		No No Constitutional ban proposed[19] No No[citation needed] No Yes Requires sterilization and sex reassignment surgery for change[14]
South Ossetia South Ossetia
(Disputed territory) 		Yes Legal after 1991 No No No No
Turkey Turkey Yes Legal since 1858[1] No No No No Proposed[20][failed verification] No Proposed[20] Yes Requires sterilisation and sex reassignment surgery for change[21]

West Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Bahrain Bahrain Yes Legal since 1976[1] No No No No No No
Iran Iran No No Illegal
Penalty: 74 lashes for immature men and death penalty for mature men (although there are recorded cases of minors who were executed because of their sexual orientation).[22] For women, 50 lashes for women of mature sound mind and if consenting. Death penalty offense after fourth conviction.[1] 		No No No No No Yes Legal gender recognition legal if accompanied by a medical intervention[23]
Iraq Iraq Yes Legal since 2003[24] No No No No No No
Israel Israel Yes Legal since 1963 (de facto), 1988 (de jure)[25]
+ UN decl. sign.[1][26] 		Yes Unregistered cohabitation since 1994. No. Foreign same-sex marriages are recognized and recorded in the population registry Yes Since 2008[27] Yes Since 1993 Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[28][29][30] Yes Full recognition of gender's ID without a surgery or medical intervention;[31] equal employment opportunity law bars discrimination based on gender identity[32][33][32][34]
Jordan Jordan Yes Legal since 1951[1] No No No No Yes Allowed since 2014[35]
Kuwait Kuwait No Male illegal
Penalty: Fines or up to 6-year prison sentence.
Yes Female always legal[1][36] 		No No No No No No
Lebanon Lebanon No Illegal under Article 534 of the Penal Code. Some judges have ruled not to prosecute individuals based on the law, however, this has not been settled by the Supreme Court and thus homosexuality is still illegal.[37] No No No No No Yes Legal gender change allowed, but sex reassignment surgery required[38]
Oman Oman No Illegal
Penalty: Fines and prison sentence up to 3 years (Only enforced when dealing with "public scandal").[1] 		No No No No No No
State of Palestine Palestine
(Disputed territory) 		West Bank:
Yes Legal since 1951 (As part of Jordan)[1]
Gaza:
No Male illegal
Penalty: Up to 10 years imprisonment.
Yes Female always legal[1] 		No No No No No
Qatar Qatar No No Illegal
Penalty: Fines, up to 7 years imprisonment,[1] or death penalty.[39] 		No No No No No No
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia No No Illegal
Penalty: Prison sentences of several months to life, fines and/or whipping/flogging, castration, torture or death can be sentenced on first conviction. A second conviction merits execution.[1] 		No No No No No No
Syria Syria No Illegal
Penalty: Up to 3 years imprisonment (Law de facto suspended)[40][1] 		No No No No No Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates No No Illegal under federal law
Penalty: deportation, fines, prison sentences or death penalty.[39]
Illegal in the emirate of Dubai
Penalty: Up to 14 years imprisonment.
Illegal in the emirate of Abu Dhabi
Penalty: Up to 10 years imprisonment.[1] 		No No No No No No/Yes Sex reassignment surgery legal, but only for intersex people[41][42][43]
Yemen Yemen No No Illegal
Penalty: Unmarried men punished with 100 lashes of the whip or a maximum of one year of imprisonment, married men with death by stoning. Women punished up to three years of imprisonment; where the offense has been committed under duress, the punishment is up to seven years detention.[1] 		No No No No No No

South Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Bangladesh Bangladesh No Illegal
Penalty: 10 years to life imprisonment.[1] 		No No No No No Yes A third gender option (hijra) besides male and female is available[44]
Bhutan Bhutan No Illegal
Penalty: Prison sentence up to 1 year (Not enforced).[1] 		No No No No No No
British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory
(Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) 		Yes Legal since 2001
+ UN decl. sign.[1] 		Yes Civil partnerships since 2005 Yes Legal since 2014 Yes UK responsible for defence
India India Yes Legal since 2018[45] Proposed No No Proposed No Proposed No[46] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination[47] Yes A third gender option (hijra) besides male and female is available; transgender people have a constitutional right to change gender[48]
Maldives Maldives No Illegal
Penalty: For men, the punishment is banishment for nine months to one year or a whipping of 10 to 30 strokes. For women, it is house arrest for nine months to one year.[1] 		No No No No No No
Nepal Nepal Yes Legal since 2007
+ UN decl. sign.[1] 		No Proposed No Proposed No Proposed Yes Since 2007[citation needed] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination Yes Gender change legal since 2007[49]
Pakistan Pakistan No Illegal
Penalty: 2 years to life sentence (Not enforced).[1] 		No No No No No Yes Right to change gender; transgender and intersex citizens have legal protections from all discrimination and harassment[50]
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka No Illegal (Not enforced).[51] No No No No Yes[52][53] Yes Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name after completion of medical intervention[54][55]

East Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
China China,
People's Republic of 		Yes Legal since 1997[1] No No No No Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery
Hong Kong Hong Kong
(Special administrative region of China) 		Yes Legal since 1991[1] No No No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples[56] China responsible for defence Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery
Japan Japan Yes Legal since 1880
+ UN decl. sign.[1] 		No/Yes Partnerships in 10 municipal jurisdictions (Shibuya, Setagaya, Iga, Takaraduka, Naha, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Osaka, Nakano and Ōizumi) No No Yes No/Yes No nationwide protections, but some cities ban some anti-gay discrimination[1] Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery
Macau Macau
(Special administrative region of China) 		Yes Legal since 1996 No No No China responsible for defence Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Mongolia Mongolia Yes Legal since 1961
+ UN decl. sign.[1] 		No No No Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender
North Korea North Korea Yes Legal
(No laws against same-sex sexual activity has ever existed in the country)[1] 		No No No No Unknown, although there are heavily obeyed gender roles for both male and female. See also: "Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle"
South Korea South Korea Yes Legal
(No laws against same-sex sexual activity has ever existed in the country)
+ UN decl. sign.[1] 		No No No No No/Yes Protection from discrimination varies by jurisdiction in some areas, including Seoul Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender
Taiwan Taiwan Yes Legal
(No laws against same-sex sexual activity has ever existed in the country)[57] 		No/ Partnerships recognized in 18 out of 22 jurisdictions[58] No/ To be legal by May 24, 2019[59][60] No Pending Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination (in work and education) Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender[61]

Southeast Asia

LGBT rights in Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Brunei Brunei No No Illegal
Penalty: Fines and imprisonment up to 10 years or death by stoning.[1] 		No No No No No No
Cambodia Cambodia Yes Legal
(No laws against same-sex sexual activity has ever existed in the country)[1] 		No/Yes Partnerships recognized in certain cities No There has been at least one recorded case of a legally registered and recognized same-sex marriage; constitutional ban No/Yes Officially banned, but numerous same-sex adoptions have taken place No
East Timor East Timor Yes Legal since 1975
+ UN decl. sign.[1] 		No No No No
Indonesia Indonesia Yes Legal nationwide, except;
No Illegal in the provinces of Aceh, South Sumatra, and the city of Palembang (Applies only to Muslims);[62][63][1] Age of consent discrepancy 		No No No No[64] No Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery
Laos Laos Yes Legal
(No laws against same-sex sexual activity has ever existed in the country)[1] 		No No No No
Malaysia Malaysia No Illegal
Penalty: fines, prison sentence (2-20 years), or whippings.[1][65] 		No No No No No Yes A 2016 court ruling recognizes gender changes as fundamental constitutional rights[66]
Myanmar Myanmar No Illegal
Penalty: Up to life sentence (Not enforced).[1] 		No No No No No No
Philippines Philippines Yes Legal
(No laws against same-sex sexual activity has ever existed in the country)[67][1][68] 		No Pending[67] No Pending[69] No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples[70] Yes Since 2009 No/Yes In certain cities and provinces,[71] including Cebu City,[72] Quezon City, and Davao City;[73][74]
National bill pending 		No[75]
Singapore Singapore No Male illegal
Penalty: up to 2 years prison sentence (Not enforced since 1999).
Yes Female legal since 2007[1] 		No No No No/Yes Due to conscription, but gays are not allowed to go to command school or serve in sensitive units No Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery
Thailand Thailand Yes Legal since 1956
+ UN decl. sign.[1] 		No Pending[76] No No Pending[77] Yes Since 2005 Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination Yes Transgender people allowed to change gender.[78][79] Anti-discrimination protections for gender expression.[65]
Vietnam Vietnam Yes Legal
(No laws against same-sex sexual activity has ever existed in the country)[1]
+ UN decl. sign.[1] 		No No No No Yes Gender changes recognized and officially practised since 2017;[80][81] previously, gender changes were only allowed for persons of congenital sex defects and unidentifiable sex


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