LGBT rights in Turkmenistan
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| Status | Male illegal Female legal[1] |
Penalty | up to 2 years in prison |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Turkmenistan face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. 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[edit]
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[edit]
| Same-sex sexual activity legal |  For male (penalty: up to 2 years' imprisonment) /  For female
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| Equal age of consent | For male / For female
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| Anti-discrimination laws in employment only |
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| Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services |
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| Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) |
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| Same-sex marriages |
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| Recognition of same-sex couples |
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| Step-child adoption by same-sex couples |
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| Joint adoption by same-sex couples |
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| Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military | 
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| Right to change legal gender |
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| Access to IVF for lesbians |
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| Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples |
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| MSM allowed to donate blood |
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