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LGBT rights in Kyrgyzstan

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Same-sex sexual activity legal?
  
Legal since 1998

Recognition of relationships
  
No

Discrimination protections
  
No

LGBT rights in Kyrgyzstan

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Kyrgyzstan face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is legal in Kyrgyzstan, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are ineligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex married couples.

Law regarding same-sex sexual activity

Sexual acts between persons of the same sex have been legal in Kyrgyzstan since 1998. As of 2014, a bill before the legislature proposes to criminalise expression which creates “a positive attitude toward non-traditional sexual relations, using the media or information and telecommunications networks.”

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LGBT rights in Kyrgyzstan Wikipedia