LGBT rights in Turkmenistan
LGBT rights in Turkmenistan  | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |  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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