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 |
Male homosexuality is illegal in Turkmenistan and is punished by imprisonment for the term of up to two years.[1]
Criminal Code of 1997 (Effective 1 January 1998)
Article 135. Sodomy
"(1) Sodomy, that is the sexual relations of the man with the man, is punished by imprisonment for the term of up to two years."[1]
Summary table
Same-sex sexual activity legal | ![]() ![]() |
Equal age of consent | ![]() ![]() |
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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