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====North Asia==== ====North Asia====
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| {{flagicon|Russia}} ] | {{flag icon|Russia}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Fully legal since 1993<ref name="middlebury">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://community.middlebury.edu/~moss/RGC2.html |title=Russian Gay History |website=community.middlebury.edu |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726170356/http://community.middlebury.edu/~moss/RGC2.html |archive-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref><ref name="ILGA">{{#invoke:Cite web||title=State Sponsored Homophobia 2016: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition|url=http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf|work=]|access-date=19 May 2016|date=17 May 2016}}</ref><br/>] Illegal ''de facto'' in ], where homosexuals are abducted and ] based on their perceived sexual orientation. |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Fully legal since 1993<ref name="middlebury">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://community.middlebury.edu/~moss/RGC2.html |title=Russian Gay History |website=community.middlebury.edu |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726170356/http://community.middlebury.edu/~moss/RGC2.html |archive-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref><ref name="ILGA">{{#invoke:Cite web||title=State Sponsored Homophobia 2016: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition|url=http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf|work=]|access-date=19 May 2016|date=17 May 2016}}</ref><br/>{{hr}}] '''No''' Illegal ''de facto'' in ], where homosexuals are abducted and ] based on their perceived sexual orientation.
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage-->] Constitutional ban since 2020<ref name="RU-SSM">{{#invoke:Cite news||last=|first=|date=2020-07-15|title=Russian parliament begins legalising ban on same-sex marriage|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-politics-gaymarriage-idUSKCN24G1CJ|access-date=2021-07-16}}</ref> |<!--Same-sex marriage-->] '''No''' Constitutional ban since 2020<ref name="RU-SSM">{{#invoke:Cite news||last=|first=|date=2020-07-15|title=Russian parliament begins legalising ban on same-sex marriage|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-politics-gaymarriage-idUSKCN24G1CJ|access-date=2021-07-16}}</ref>
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ]<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||date=8 August 2017 |title="Держите язык за зубами!" Правда о гомосексуалистах в российской армии. |newspaper=Rambler |url=https://news.rambler.ru/other/37592962-derzhite-yazyk-za-zubami-pravda-o-gomoseksualistah-v-rossiyskoy-armii/ |access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref> |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes'''<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||date=8 August 2017 |title="Держите язык за зубами!" Правда о гомосексуалистах в российской армии. |newspaper=Rambler |url=https://news.rambler.ru/other/37592962-derzhite-yazyk-za-zubami-pravda-o-gomoseksualistah-v-rossiyskoy-armii/ |access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Gender change has not been legal since 2023<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||last=|first=|date=24 July 2023|title=Putin Signs Gender Reassignment Ban Into Law|language=en|work=The Moscow Times|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/07/24/putin-signs-gender-reassignment-ban-into-law-a81950|access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No''' Gender change has not been legal since 2023<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||last=|first=|date=24 July 2023|title=Putin Signs Gender Reassignment Ban Into Law|language=en|work=The Moscow Times|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/07/24/putin-signs-gender-reassignment-ban-into-law-a81950|access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
|} |}


====Central Asia==== ====Central Asia====
<!--PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES IF YOU ADD OR CHANGE DATA NOT ALREADY ON THE COUNTRY'S LGBT RIGHTS PAGE --> <!--PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES IF YOU ADD OR CHANGE DATA NOT ALREADY ON THE COUNTRY'S LGBT RIGHTS PAGE -->
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| {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} ] | {{flag icon|Kazakhstan}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 1998<ref name="ILGA" /> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 1998<ref name="ILGA" />
|<!--Civil union--> ] |<!--Civil union--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] Since 2022<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||date=25 February 2022 |title=В Минобороны ответили на вопрос о сексуальных меньшинствах в армии |newspaper=Tengrinews |url=https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/minoboronyi-otvetili-vopros-seksualnyih-menshinstvah-armii-462888/ |access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref> |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes''' Since 2022<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||date=25 February 2022 |title=В Минобороны ответили на вопрос о сексуальных меньшинствах в армии |newspaper=Tengrinews |url=https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/minoboronyi-otvetili-vopros-seksualnyih-menshinstvah-armii-462888/ |access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ]<ref name="Pew4">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/11/russia-is-not-the-only-former-soviet-state-to-restrict-lgbt-rights/ |title=Gay rights in Russia and the former Soviet republics |last=Masci |first=David |date=February 11, 2014 |website=Pew Research Center |access-date=December 11, 2016 }}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes'''<ref name="Pew4">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/11/russia-is-not-the-only-former-soviet-state-to-restrict-lgbt-rights/ |title=Gay rights in Russia and the former Soviet republics |last=Masci |first=David |date=February 11, 2014 |website=Pew Research Center |access-date=December 11, 2016 }}</ref>
|- |-
|{{Flag icon|Kyrgyzstan}} ] |{{Flag icon|Kyrgyzstan}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 1998<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 1998<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] Constitutional ban since 2016<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-constitutional-referendum-voting/28168872.html|title=Kyrgyz Voters Back Amendments On Same-Sex Marriage, Presidential Power|work=]|date=December 11, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2017}}</ref> |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No''' Constitutional ban since 2016<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-constitutional-referendum-voting/28168872.html|title=Kyrgyz Voters Back Amendments On Same-Sex Marriage, Presidential Power|work=]|date=December 11, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2017}}</ref>
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> {{unknown}}
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Requires sex reassignment surgery<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://eurasianet.org/kyrgyzstans-transgender-advocates-call-for-right-to-change-gender-in-passports#:~:text=Kyrgyzstan's%20Transgender%20Advocates%20Call%20for%20Right%20to%20Change%20Gender%20in%20Passports,-Dalton%20Bennett%20Jul&text=In%20a%20region%20widely%20criticized,defends%20transgender%20individuals%20from%20harassment. |title=Kyrgyzstan's Transgender Advocates Call for Right to Change Gender in Passports |last=Bennett |first=Dalton |date=July 5, 2010 |website=Eurasianet |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113131636/https://eurasianet.org/kyrgyzstans-transgender-advocates-call-for-right-to-change-gender-in-passports |archive-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Pew4"/> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Requires sex reassignment surgery<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://eurasianet.org/kyrgyzstans-transgender-advocates-call-for-right-to-change-gender-in-passports#:~:text=Kyrgyzstan's%20Transgender%20Advocates%20Call%20for%20Right%20to%20Change%20Gender%20in%20Passports,-Dalton%20Bennett%20Jul&text=In%20a%20region%20widely%20criticized,defends%20transgender%20individuals%20from%20harassment. |title=Kyrgyzstan's Transgender Advocates Call for Right to Change Gender in Passports |last=Bennett |first=Dalton |date=July 5, 2010 |website=Eurasianet |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113131636/https://eurasianet.org/kyrgyzstans-transgender-advocates-call-for-right-to-change-gender-in-passports |archive-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Pew4"/>
|- |-
|{{Flag icon|Tajikistan}} ] |{{Flag icon|Tajikistan}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 1998<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 1998<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> {{unknown}}
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Requires sex reassignment surgery<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://iwpr.net/global-voices/transgender-tajikistan |title=Transgender in Tajikistan |last=Isamova |first=Lidia |date=May 12, 2014 |website=Institute for War and Peace Reporting |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229101216/https://iwpr.net/global-voices/transgender-tajikistan |archive-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Pew4"/> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Requires sex reassignment surgery<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://iwpr.net/global-voices/transgender-tajikistan |title=Transgender in Tajikistan |last=Isamova |first=Lidia |date=May 12, 2014 |website=Institute for War and Peace Reporting |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229101216/https://iwpr.net/global-voices/transgender-tajikistan |archive-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Pew4"/>
|- |-
|{{Flag icon|Turkmenistan}} ] |{{Flag icon|Turkmenistan}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Illegal for Males since 1927 <br> Penalty: up to 2 years imprisonment.<ref name="tegu">{{cite web |url=https://tgeu.org/the-lives-of-lgbt-people-in-turkmenistan-the-most-closed-off-country-in-eastern-europe-and-central-asia/ |title=The lives of LGBT people in Turkmenistan, the most closed-off country in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |date=March 20, 2024 |website=TGEU |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404170301/https://tgeu.org/the-lives-of-lgbt-people-in-turkmenistan-the-most-closed-off-country-in-eastern-europe-and-central-asia/ |archive-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''No''' Male illegal since 1927 <br> Penalty: up to 2 years imprisonment.<br>] '''Yes''' Female always legal<ref name="tegu">{{cite web |url=https://tgeu.org/the-lives-of-lgbt-people-in-turkmenistan-the-most-closed-off-country-in-eastern-europe-and-central-asia/ |title=The lives of LGBT people in Turkmenistan, the most closed-off country in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |date=March 20, 2024 |website=TGEU |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404170301/https://tgeu.org/the-lives-of-lgbt-people-in-turkmenistan-the-most-closed-off-country-in-eastern-europe-and-central-asia/ |archive-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''
|- |-
|{{Flag icon|Uzbekistan}} ] |{{Flag icon|Uzbekistan}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Illegal for Males since 1926 <br> Penalty: up to 3 years imprisonment.<ref name="tegu" /> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''No''' Male illegal since 1926 <br> Penalty: up to 3 years imprisonment.<br>] '''Yes''' Female always legal<ref name="tegu" />
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''
|} |}


====West Asia==== ====West Asia====
<!--PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES IF YOU ADD OR CHANGE DATA NOT ALREADY ON THE COUNTRY'S LGBT RIGHTS PAGE --> <!--PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES IF YOU ADD OR CHANGE DATA NOT ALREADY ON THE COUNTRY'S LGBT RIGHTS PAGE -->
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| {{flagicon|Abkhazia}} ]<br><small>(Disputed territory)</small> | {{flag icon|Abkhazia}} ]<br><small>(Disputed territory)</small>
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> {{unknown}}
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> {{unknown}}
|- |-
| {{flagicon|Akrotiri and Dhekelia}} ]<br><small>(] of the ])</small> | {{flag icon|Akrotiri and Dhekelia}} ]<br><small>(] of the ])</small>
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 2000<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 2000<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] Civil partnerships since 2005 |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''Yes''' Civil partnerships since 2005
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] Legal since 2014 |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 2014
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> {{unknown}}
|<!--Military--> ] UK responsible for defence |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes''' UK responsible for defence
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Bans some anti-gay discrimination<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.sbaadministration.org/home/legislation/01_02_09_05_ORDINANCES/01_02_09_05_54_ORD_2013/20130208_Ord_4_G1678_u.pdf |title=Employment (Equality) Ordinance 2013 |date=February 8, 2013 |publisher=Gazette No 1678 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094648/http://www.sbaadministration.org/home/legislation/01_02_09_05_ORDINANCES/01_02_09_05_54_ORD_2013/20130208_Ord_4_G1678_u.pdf |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Bans some anti-gay discrimination<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.sbaadministration.org/home/legislation/01_02_09_05_ORDINANCES/01_02_09_05_54_ORD_2013/20130208_Ord_4_G1678_u.pdf |title=Employment (Equality) Ordinance 2013 |date=February 8, 2013 |publisher=Gazette No 1678 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094648/http://www.sbaadministration.org/home/legislation/01_02_09_05_ORDINANCES/01_02_09_05_54_ORD_2013/20130208_Ord_4_G1678_u.pdf |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> {{unknown}}
|- |-
| {{flagicon|Armenia}} ] | {{flag icon|Armenia}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 2003<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 2003<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] Constitutional ban since 2015<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.ilga-europe.org/resources/news/latest-news/referendum-armenia-brings-constitutional-reforms |title=Referendum in Armenia brings constitutional reforms |date=December 16, 2015 |website=ILGA-Europe |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112231207/http://www.ilga-europe.org/resources/news/latest-news/referendum-armenia-brings-constitutional-reforms |archive-date=January 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://news.am/eng/news/301746.html |title=Armenia Central Electoral Commission announces constitutional referendum final results |date=December 13, 2015 |website=Newsfeed |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119124046/http://news.am/eng/news/301746.html |archive-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No''' Constitutional ban since 2015<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.ilga-europe.org/resources/news/latest-news/referendum-armenia-brings-constitutional-reforms |title=Referendum in Armenia brings constitutional reforms |date=December 16, 2015 |website=ILGA-Europe |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112231207/http://www.ilga-europe.org/resources/news/latest-news/referendum-armenia-brings-constitutional-reforms |archive-date=January 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://news.am/eng/news/301746.html |title=Armenia Central Electoral Commission announces constitutional referendum final results |date=December 13, 2015 |website=Newsfeed |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119124046/http://news.am/eng/news/301746.html |archive-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref>
|<!--Adoption--> ] LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples. |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No''' LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples.
|<!--Military--> ] <ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||title=Armenia: Gays live with threats of violence, abuse|url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,EURASIANET,,ARM,,4bfd3b698b4e,0.html|publisher=United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|access-date=8 June 2012|date=30 March 2010}}</ref> |<!--Military--> ] '''No''' <ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||title=Armenia: Gays live with threats of violence, abuse|url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,EURASIANET,,ARM,,4bfd3b698b4e,0.html|publisher=United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|access-date=8 June 2012|date=30 March 2010}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''
|- |-
| {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} ] | {{flag icon|Azerbaijan}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 2000<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 2000<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''
|- |-
|{{Flag icon|Bahrain}} ] |{{Flag icon|Bahrain}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 1976<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 1976<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after ].<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/1yr_arc_Articles.asp?Article=170883&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=29341&date=2/24/2007 |title=Sex change woman faces cash crisis|first1=Geoffrey |last1=Bew |work=Gulf Daily News|archive-date=28 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628165506/http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/1yr_arc_Articles.asp?Article=170883&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=29341&date=2/24/2007|date=9 March 2009 |access-date=20 January 2011}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after ].<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/1yr_arc_Articles.asp?Article=170883&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=29341&date=2/24/2007 |title=Sex change woman faces cash crisis|first1=Geoffrey |last1=Bew |work=Gulf Daily News|archive-date=28 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628165506/http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/1yr_arc_Articles.asp?Article=170883&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=29341&date=2/24/2007|date=9 March 2009 |access-date=20 January 2011}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Cyprus}} ] |{{flag icon|Cyprus}} ]
|<!--Legal status-->] Legal since 1998<br/> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status-->] '''Yes''' Legal since 1998<br/> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] Civil cohabitation since 2015<ref name="cy-unions">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://in-cyprus.com/civil-unions-become-law/|title=In-Cyprus is under construction|website=in-cyprus.com}}</ref> |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''Yes''' Civil cohabitation since 2015<ref name="cy-unions">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://in-cyprus.com/civil-unions-become-law/|title=In-Cyprus is under construction|website=in-cyprus.com}}</ref>
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ]<ref name="cy-military">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.army.gov.cy/el/page/nomothesia|title=Army legislation}}</ref> |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes'''<ref name="cy-military">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.army.gov.cy/el/page/nomothesia|title=Army legislation}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Bans some anti-gay discrimination<ref name="Rainbow Europe Country Index">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://ilga-europe.org/content/download/17140/110295/version/1/file/map-B_side.pdf|title=ILGA-Europe|work=ilga-europe.org}}</ref> |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Bans some anti-gay discrimination<ref name="Rainbow Europe Country Index">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://ilga-europe.org/content/download/17140/110295/version/1/file/map-B_side.pdf|title=ILGA-Europe|work=ilga-europe.org}}</ref>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Forbids some discrimination based on gender identity.<ref name="cy-gi">{{#invoke:Cite news||title=Cyprus: Penal code amended to protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/10/10/cyprus-penal-code-amended-to-protect-against-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-or-gender-identity/|publisher=PinkNews|access-date=27 October 2013}}</ref><br/>] Gender change is not legal. |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Forbids some discrimination based on gender identity.<ref name="cy-gi">{{#invoke:Cite news||title=Cyprus: Penal code amended to protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/10/10/cyprus-penal-code-amended-to-protect-against-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-or-gender-identity/|publisher=PinkNews|access-date=27 October 2013}}</ref>{{hr}}] '''No''' Gender change is not legal.
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|{{flagicon|Egypt}} ] |{{flag icon|Egypt}} ]
||<!--Legal status--> ]/ ] Ambiguous. Male '']'' legal, but '']'' illegal since 2000<br />Penalty: Up to 17 years imprisonment with or without hard labour and with or without fines under broadly-written morality laws.<ref name="ILGA" /><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/EGYPT/Law|title=Egypt (Law)|website=]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711104602/http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/EGYPT/Law|archive-date=11 July 2014|access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref> ||<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes'''/ ] '''No''' Ambiguous. Male '']'' legal, but '']'' illegal since 2000<br />Penalty: Up to 17 years imprisonment with or without hard labour and with or without fines under broadly-written morality laws.<ref name="ILGA" /><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/EGYPT/Law|title=Egypt (Law)|website=]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711104602/http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/EGYPT/Law|archive-date=11 July 2014|access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of unions-->] |<!--Recognition of unions-->] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage-->] |<!--Same-sex marriage-->] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption-->] |<!--Adoption-->] '''No'''
|<!--Military-->] |<!--Military-->] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination-->] |<!--Anti-discrimination-->] '''No'''
|<!--Transgender issues-->] |<!--Transgender issues-->] '''No'''
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| {{flagicon|Georgia (country)}} ] | {{flag icon|Georgia (country)}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 2000<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 2000<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] Constitutional ban since 2018 |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No''' Constitutional ban since 2018
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> {{unknown}}
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://matsne.gov.ge/index.php?option=com_ldmssearch&view=docView&id=2339687&lang=en&Itemid=|title=Law of Georgia on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination|website=matsne.gov.ge}}</ref> |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://matsne.gov.ge/index.php?option=com_ldmssearch&view=docView&id=2339687&lang=en&Itemid=|title=Law of Georgia on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination|website=matsne.gov.ge}}</ref>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Requires sterilization and sex reassignment surgery for change<ref name="GSN">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/map-shows-how-europe-forces-trans-people-be-sterilized210513|title=Map shows how Europe forces trans people to be sterilized|work=Gay Star News}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Requires sterilization and sex reassignment surgery for change<ref name="GSN">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/map-shows-how-europe-forces-trans-people-be-sterilized210513|title=Map shows how Europe forces trans people to be sterilized|work=Gay Star News}}</ref>
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|{{Flag icon|Iran}} ] |{{Flag icon|Iran}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] ] Illegal <br> Penalty: 74 lashes for immature men and death penalty for mature men (Although there are documented cases of minors executed because of their sexual orientation)<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.mambaonline.com/2015/07/18/report-14-year-old-gay-boy-hanged-iran/|title=Report: 14-year-old gay boy hanged in Iran|publisher=mambaonline.com|date=18 July 2015|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref>. For women, 100 lashes for women of mature sound mind and if consenting. Death penalty offense after fourth conviction.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] ] '''No''' Illegal <br> Penalty: 74 lashes for immature men and death penalty for mature men (although there are documented cases of minors executed because of their sexual orientation)<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.mambaonline.com/2015/07/18/report-14-year-old-gay-boy-hanged-iran/|title=Report: 14-year-old gay boy hanged in Iran|publisher=mambaonline.com|date=18 July 2015|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref>. For women, 100 lashes for women of mature sound mind and if consenting. Death penalty offense after fourth conviction.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Legal gender recognition legal if accompanied by a ]<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2008/08/26/f-homosexuality-iran-sex-change.html |title=CBC News - Film - Iran's gay plan |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=26 August 2008 |access-date=5 September 2010}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Legal gender recognition legal if accompanied by a ]<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2008/08/26/f-homosexuality-iran-sex-change.html |title=CBC News - Film - Iran's gay plan |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=26 August 2008 |access-date=5 September 2010}}</ref>
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|{{Flag icon|Iraq}} ] |{{Flag icon|Iraq}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Re-criminalized in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/27/iraq-makes-same-sex-relations-punishable-by-up-to-15-years-in-jail |title=Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail |publisher = The Guardian |date=27 April 2024 |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref> Penalty: Prison sentence between 10 and 15 years. |<!--Legal status--> ] '''No''' Re-criminalized in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/27/iraq-makes-same-sex-relations-punishable-by-up-to-15-years-in-jail |title=Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail |publisher = The Guardian |date=27 April 2024 |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref> Penalty: Prison sentence between 10 and 15 years.
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''
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|{{Flag icon|Israel}} ] |{{Flag icon|Israel}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 1963 (de facto), 1988 (de jure)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2BN8gvthMFkC&pg=PA45 |title=National Discord: Language, Sexuality and the Politics of Belonging in Israel |author=Erez Levon |pages=45–46 |date=January 2008 |quote=This amendment to the penal code entailed a ''de jure'' decriminalization of sodomy since, in 1963, the Israeli Supreme Court had already issued a ''de facto'' decriminalization, ruling that the anti-sodomy law (which dated back to the British Mandate of Palestine; ''Mandatory Criminal Ordinance of 1936'') could not be prosecuted (''Yosef Ben-Ami vs. The Attorney General of Israel'', 224/63).|isbn=9780549582427}}</ref><br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://bama.ua.edu/~safezone/timeline.pdf|title=LGBTQ Timeline|website=ua.edu}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 1963 (de facto), 1988 (de jure)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2BN8gvthMFkC&pg=PA45 |title=National Discord: Language, Sexuality and the Politics of Belonging in Israel |author=Erez Levon |pages=45–46 |date=January 2008 |quote=This amendment to the penal code entailed a ''de jure'' decriminalization of sodomy since, in 1963, the Israeli Supreme Court had already issued a ''de facto'' decriminalization, ruling that the anti-sodomy law (which dated back to the British Mandate of Palestine; ''Mandatory Criminal Ordinance of 1936'') could not be prosecuted (''Yosef Ben-Ami vs. The Attorney General of Israel'', 224/63).|isbn=9780549582427}}</ref><br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://bama.ua.edu/~safezone/timeline.pdf|title=LGBTQ Timeline|website=ua.edu}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] ] since 1994. |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''Yes''' ] since 1994.
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ]/] ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''/] '''Yes''' ]
|<!--Adoption--> ] Permitted by law since 2008,<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-backtracks-says-it-no-longer-opposes-same-sex-adoption-1.5446758|title=In Complete Reversal, Israel Says It No Longer Opposes Same-sex Adoption|date=August 29, 2017|newspaper=Haaretz}}</ref> but in practice not possible in nearly every case<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israeli-ministry-drops-opposition-to-adoption-by-same-sex-couples-503762|title=Israeli ministry drops opposition to adoption by same-sex couples|date=August 30, 2017|newspaper=Jerusalem Post}}</ref> |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No''' Permitted by law since 2008,<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-backtracks-says-it-no-longer-opposes-same-sex-adoption-1.5446758|title=In Complete Reversal, Israel Says It No Longer Opposes Same-sex Adoption|date=August 29, 2017|newspaper=Haaretz}}</ref> but in practice not possible in nearly every case<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israeli-ministry-drops-opposition-to-adoption-by-same-sex-couples-503762|title=Israeli ministry drops opposition to adoption by same-sex couples|date=August 30, 2017|newspaper=Jerusalem Post}}</ref>
|<!--Military--> ] Since 1993; Includes transgender people<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||last1=Sweijs |first1=Tim |title=LGBT Military Personnel: a Strategic Vision for Inclusion |url=https://hcss.nl/report/lgbt-military-personnel-strategic-vision-inclusion |website=hcss.nl |publisher=The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies |access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref> |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes''' Since 1993; Includes transgender people<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||last1=Sweijs |first1=Tim |title=LGBT Military Personnel: a Strategic Vision for Inclusion |url=https://hcss.nl/report/lgbt-military-personnel-strategic-vision-inclusion |website=hcss.nl |publisher=The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies |access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web|| title=Law prohibiting discrimination in products, services, and entry to businesses | url=http://www.tamas.gov.il/NR/exeres/A4587F25-5F3F-4FBA-8A90-818960801A9E.htm | publisher=Israeli Economy Ministry | access-date=2013-05-09 | language=he}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web|| title=El Al vs. Yonatan Danilovich | url=http://www.constitution.org.il/index.php?option=com_consti_comp&class=1&mytask=view&id=1204 | publisher=Supreme Court of Israel | access-date=2013-05-09 | language=he}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/sites/default/files/public/halakhah/teshuvot/20052010/dorff_nevins_reisner_dignity.pdf|title=Homosexuality, Human Dignity & Halakhah: A Combined Responsum for the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards|first1=Rabbis Elliot N.|last1=Dorff|first2=Daniel S.|last2=Nevins|first3=Avram I.|last3=Reisner}}</ref> |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web|| title=Law prohibiting discrimination in products, services, and entry to businesses | url=http://www.tamas.gov.il/NR/exeres/A4587F25-5F3F-4FBA-8A90-818960801A9E.htm | publisher=Israeli Economy Ministry | access-date=2013-05-09 | language=he}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web|| title=El Al vs. Yonatan Danilovich | url=http://www.constitution.org.il/index.php?option=com_consti_comp&class=1&mytask=view&id=1204 | publisher=Supreme Court of Israel | access-date=2013-05-09 | language=he}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/sites/default/files/public/halakhah/teshuvot/20052010/dorff_nevins_reisner_dignity.pdf|title=Homosexuality, Human Dignity & Halakhah: A Combined Responsum for the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards|first1=Rabbis Elliot N.|last1=Dorff|first2=Daniel S.|last2=Nevins|first3=Avram I.|last3=Reisner}}</ref>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Almost full recognition of gender's ID without a surgery or medical intervention (Excluding changing gender and name in birth certificate) ;<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news|| title=Israel recognizes sex changes without operation | url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.637786 | publisher=Supreme Court of Israel | access-date=2015-01-23| newspaper=Haaretz | date=2015-01-18 | last1=Hovel | first1=Revital}}</ref> equal employment opportunity law bars discrimination based on gender identity<ref name=Part>{{cite web |url=http://awiderbridge.org/human-rights-are-part-of-the-fight-for-gay-rights/ |title=Human rights are part of the fight for gay rights |last=Gross |first=Aeyal |website=A Wider Bridge |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031400/http://awiderbridge.org/human-rights-are-part-of-the-fight-for-gay-rights/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/business/.premium-1.613005 |title=Homophobia in the workplace? Fear of transgender people is even worse |website=Haaretz |date=August 29, 2014 |last=Weissberg |first=Hila |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901153422/http://www.haaretz.com/business/.premium-1.613005 |archive-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/misc/iphone-article/.premium-1.547164 |title=Israel should drop binary view of gender |last=Gross |first=Aeyal |date=September 16, 2013 |website=Haaretz |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025201114/http://www.haaretz.com/misc/iphone-article/.premium-1.547164 |archive-date=October 25, 2015}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No''' Almost full recognition of gender's ID without a surgery or medical intervention (Excluding changing gender and name in birth certificate) ;<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news|| title=Israel recognizes sex changes without operation | url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.637786 | publisher=Supreme Court of Israel | access-date=2015-01-23| newspaper=Haaretz | date=2015-01-18 | last1=Hovel | first1=Revital}}</ref> equal employment opportunity law bars discrimination based on gender identity<ref name=Part>{{cite web |url=http://awiderbridge.org/human-rights-are-part-of-the-fight-for-gay-rights/ |title=Human rights are part of the fight for gay rights |last=Gross |first=Aeyal |website=A Wider Bridge |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031400/http://awiderbridge.org/human-rights-are-part-of-the-fight-for-gay-rights/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/business/.premium-1.613005 |title=Homophobia in the workplace? Fear of transgender people is even worse |website=Haaretz |date=August 29, 2014 |last=Weissberg |first=Hila |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901153422/http://www.haaretz.com/business/.premium-1.613005 |archive-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/misc/iphone-article/.premium-1.547164 |title=Israel should drop binary view of gender |last=Gross |first=Aeyal |date=September 16, 2013 |website=Haaretz |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025201114/http://www.haaretz.com/misc/iphone-article/.premium-1.547164 |archive-date=October 25, 2015}}</ref>
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|{{Flag icon|Jordan}} ] |{{Flag icon|Jordan}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> {{unknown}}
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Allowed since 2014<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/news/2014/10/12/602917.html|title=محكمة التمييز توافق على تغيير جنس مواطن اردني من ذكر الى انثى - دنيا الوطن|date=2014-10-12|website=alwatanvoice.com|language=ar|trans-title=The Court of Cassation agrees to change the gender of a Jordanian citizen from male to female}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Allowed since 2014<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/news/2014/10/12/602917.html|title=محكمة التمييز توافق على تغيير جنس مواطن اردني من ذكر الى انثى - دنيا الوطن|date=2014-10-12|website=alwatanvoice.com|language=ar|trans-title=The Court of Cassation agrees to change the gender of a Jordanian citizen from male to female}}</ref>
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|{{Flag icon|Kuwait}} ] |{{Flag icon|Kuwait}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> {{ubl| ] Male illegal |Penalty: Fines or up to 6-year prison sentence.| ] Female always legal<ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/KUWAIT/Law|title=Kuwait Law|website=ilga.org}}</ref>}} |<!--Legal status--> {{ubl| ] '''No''' Male illegal |Penalty: Fines or up to 6-year prison sentence.| ] '''Yes''' Female always legal<ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/KUWAIT/Law|title=Kuwait Law|website=ilga.org}}</ref>}}
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression-->] |<!--Gender identity/expression-->] '''No'''
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|{{Flag icon|Lebanon}} ] |{{Flag icon|Lebanon}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] / ] Ambiguous. 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.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/02/04/lebanese-judge-declines-prosecute-couple-order-nature-law/|date=4 February 2018|website=washingtonblade.com|first1=Maximilian|last1=Sycamore|title=Lebanese gay couple not prosecuted under 'order of nature' law}}</ref> However, a 2017 court ruling claims that it is legal, but the law against it is still in place.<br/>Penalty: Up to 1 year imprisonment (rarely enforced). |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' / ] '''No''' Ambiguous. 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.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/02/04/lebanese-judge-declines-prosecute-couple-order-nature-law/|date=4 February 2018|website=washingtonblade.com|first1=Maximilian|last1=Sycamore|title=Lebanese gay couple not prosecuted under 'order of nature' law}}</ref> However, a 2017 court ruling claims that it is legal, but the law against it is still in place.<br/>Penalty: Up to 1 year imprisonment (unenforced).
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression-->] Legal gender change allowed, but sex reassignment surgery required<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Jan-15/332090-lebanese-judge-grants-trans-man-right-to-change-gender.ashx|date=16 January 2016|website=washingtonblade.com|title=Lebanese judge grants trans man right to change gender|access-date=2018-10-18}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression-->] '''Yes''' Legal gender change allowed, but sex reassignment surgery required<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Jan-15/332090-lebanese-judge-grants-trans-man-right-to-change-gender.ashx|date=16 January 2016|website=washingtonblade.com|title=Lebanese judge grants trans man right to change gender|access-date=2018-10-18}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|TRNC}} ]<br/><small>(Disputed territory)</small> | {{flag icon|TRNC}} ]<br/><small>(Disputed territory)</small>
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 2014<ref name="gl1Asia">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.kaosgl.com/page.php?id=15696 |title=Northern Cyprus Decriminalizes Homosexuality and Protects LGBTs Against Hate Speech |last=Erol |first=Ali |date=January 27, 2014 |work=kaosgl |access-date=May 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092355/http://www.kaosgl.com/page.php?id=15696 |archive-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref><ref name="gl2Asia">{{cite web |url=http://www.kaosgl.com/sayfa.php?id=15643 |title=Kuzey Kıbrıs’ın “Eşcinsellik Suçu” Yasası Tarihe Karıştı! |language=Turkish |last=Akpinar |first=Omer |date=October 20, 2014 |website=KAOSGL |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092358/http://www.kaosgl.com/sayfa.php?id=15643 |archive-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref><ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 2014<ref name="gl1Asia">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.kaosgl.com/page.php?id=15696 |title=Northern Cyprus Decriminalizes Homosexuality and Protects LGBTs Against Hate Speech |last=Erol |first=Ali |date=January 27, 2014 |work=kaosgl |access-date=May 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092355/http://www.kaosgl.com/page.php?id=15696 |archive-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref><ref name="gl2Asia">{{cite web |url=http://www.kaosgl.com/sayfa.php?id=15643 |title=Kuzey Kıbrıs’ın “Eşcinsellik Suçu” Yasası Tarihe Karıştı! |language=Turkish |last=Akpinar |first=Omer |date=October 20, 2014 |website=KAOSGL |access-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092358/http://www.kaosgl.com/sayfa.php?id=15643 |archive-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref><ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination<ref name="gl1Asia"/><ref name="gl2Asia"/> |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination<ref name="gl1Asia"/><ref name="gl2Asia"/>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Legal, requires surgery for change<ref name="trnc-gender">{{#invoke:Cite web||last1=Kamenou |first1=Nayia |last2=Gavrielides |first2=Costa |last3=Ethemer |first3=Enver |last4=Bullici |first4=Okan |title=Aktivizm, Hukuk Ve İki Kesimdeki Değişim |url=http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/zypern/15992.pdf |publisher=FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STIFTUNG – KIBRIS LGBTİ HAREKETİ}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Legal, requires surgery for change<ref name="trnc-gender">{{#invoke:Cite web||last1=Kamenou |first1=Nayia |last2=Gavrielides |first2=Costa |last3=Ethemer |first3=Enver |last4=Bullici |first4=Okan |title=Aktivizm, Hukuk Ve İki Kesimdeki Değişim |url=http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/zypern/15992.pdf |publisher=FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STIFTUNG – KIBRIS LGBTİ HAREKETİ}}</ref>
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|{{Flag icon|Oman}} ] |{{Flag icon|Oman}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Illegal<br>Penalty: Fines and prison sentence up to 3 years (only enforced when dealing with "public scandal").<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''No''' Illegal<br>Penalty: Fines and prison sentence up to 3 years (only enforced when dealing with "public scandal").<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression-->] Laws against forms of gender expression. |<!--Gender identity/expression-->] '''No''' Laws against forms of gender expression.
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|{{Flag icon|Palestine}} ]<br><small></small> |{{Flag icon|Palestine}} ]<br><small></small>
|<!--Legal status--> West Bank:<br> ] Legal<ref name="ILGA"/><br>Gaza:<br>] No consensus on legal applicability of British 1936 ''Sexual offences'' provisions to homosexual conduct<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/palestine/|title=Palestine|website=]|access-date=November 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031155142/https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/palestine/|archive-date=October 31, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Everything you need to know about human rights in Palestine |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/palestine-state-of/report-palestine-state-of/ |website=] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304003438/https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/palestine-state-of/report-palestine-state-of/|archive-date=March 4, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Abusalim|first=Dorgham|url=https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/232088|title=The Real Oppressors of Gaza's Gay Community: Hamas or Israel?|website=]|date=March 13, 2018|access-date=November 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028175046/https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/232088|archive-date=October 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |author=Lucas Paoli Itaborahy |author2=Jingshu Zhu |date=May 2014 |title=State-Sponsored Homophobia |url=http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_SSHR_2014_Eng.pdf |publisher=] |pages=16, 20, 55 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317061414/http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_SSHR_2014_Eng.pdf |archive-date=March 17, 2017 }}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> West Bank:<br> ] '''Yes''' Legal<ref name="ILGA"/>{{hr}}Gaza:<br>No consensus on legal applicability of British 1936 ''Sexual offences'' provisions to homosexual conduct<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/palestine/|title=Palestine|website=]|access-date=November 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031155142/https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/palestine/|archive-date=October 31, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Everything you need to know about human rights in Palestine |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/palestine-state-of/report-palestine-state-of/ |website=] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304003438/https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/palestine-state-of/report-palestine-state-of/|archive-date=March 4, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Abusalim|first=Dorgham|url=https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/232088|title=The Real Oppressors of Gaza's Gay Community: Hamas or Israel?|website=]|date=March 13, 2018|access-date=November 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028175046/https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/232088|archive-date=October 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |author=Lucas Paoli Itaborahy |author2=Jingshu Zhu |date=May 2014 |title=State-Sponsored Homophobia |url=http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_SSHR_2014_Eng.pdf |publisher=] |pages=16, 20, 55 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317061414/http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_SSHR_2014_Eng.pdf |archive-date=March 17, 2017 }}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> West Bank:<br>]<br>Gaza:<br> ]<br> |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> West Bank:<br>] '''No'''<br>Gaza:<br> ] '''No'''<br>
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> {{unknown}}
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''
|- |-
|{{Flag icon|Qatar}} ] |{{Flag icon|Qatar}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] ] Illegal <br>Penalty: Fines, up to 7 years imprisonment<ref name="ILGA"/> Death penalty for Muslims. |<!--Legal status--> ] ] '''No''' Illegal <br>Penalty: Fines, up to 7 years imprisonment<ref name="ILGA"/> Death penalty for Muslims.
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''
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|{{Flag icon|Saudi Arabia}} ] |{{Flag icon|Saudi Arabia}} ]
|<!--Legal status-->{{ubl|] ] Illegal|Penalty: ],<ref name="wp ten 2016">{{#invoke:cite news ||date=June 16, 2016 |access-date=17 December 2017 |last1=Bearak |first1=Max |last2=Cameron |first2=Darla |title=Analysis: Here are the 10 countries where homosexuality may be punished by death |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/13/here-are-the-10-countries-where-homosexuality-may-be-punished-by-death-2/ |newspaper=Washington Post |archive-date=June 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617183802/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/13/here-are-the-10-countries-where-homosexuality-may-be-punished-by-death-2/}}</ref> prison terms (indeterminate length, max. term unknown),<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||author=((Research Directorate)) |website=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |location=Ottawa |date=11 August 2011 |title=Responses to Information Requests (research report on country conditions: Saudi Arabia) |url=https://irb.gc.ca:443/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453615 |access-date=2023-04-07 |id=SAU103739.FE }}</ref><ref name="ilga frameworks">{{#invoke:Cite news ||title=Saudi Arabia: Legal Frameworks – Criminalisation of consensual same-sex sexual acts |url=https://database.ilga.org/saudi-arabia-lgbti |at=See "Penalties: Max. prison" listing |work=ILGA World Database |publisher=]}}</ref> ], fines, deportation}}<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status-->{{ubl|] ] '''No''' Illegal|Penalty: ],<ref name="wp ten 2016">{{#invoke:cite news ||date=June 16, 2016 |access-date=17 December 2017 |last1=Bearak |first1=Max |last2=Cameron |first2=Darla |title=Analysis: Here are the 10 countries where homosexuality may be punished by death |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/13/here-are-the-10-countries-where-homosexuality-may-be-punished-by-death-2/ |newspaper=Washington Post |archive-date=June 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617183802/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/13/here-are-the-10-countries-where-homosexuality-may-be-punished-by-death-2/}}</ref> prison terms (indeterminate length, max. term unknown),<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||author=((Research Directorate)) |website=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |location=Ottawa |date=11 August 2011 |title=Responses to Information Requests (research report on country conditions: Saudi Arabia) |url=https://irb.gc.ca:443/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453615 |access-date=2023-04-07 |id=SAU103739.FE }}</ref><ref name="ilga frameworks">{{#invoke:Cite news ||title=Saudi Arabia: Legal Frameworks – Criminalisation of consensual same-sex sexual acts |url=https://database.ilga.org/saudi-arabia-lgbti |at=See "Penalties: Max. prison" listing |work=ILGA World Database |publisher=]}}</ref> ], fines, deportation}}<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Laws against forms of gender expression. |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No''' Laws against forms of gender expression.
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⚫ | {{flag icon|South Ossetia}} ]<br><small>(Disputed territory)</small>
⚫ |<!--Legal status-->] '''Yes''' Legal
⚫ |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
⚫ |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
⚫ |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> {{unknown}}
⚫ |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
⚫ |<!--Gender identity/expression--> {{unknown}}
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⚫ | ]
⚫ | {{flagicon|South Ossetia}} ]<br><small>(Disputed territory)</small>
|<!--Legal status-->] Legal |<!--Legal status--> ]
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ]
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ]
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⚫ |{{Flag icon|Syria}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Illegal<br>Penalty: Up to 3 years imprisonment (Law '']'' suspended)<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://archive.globalgayz.com/middle-east/syria/|title=Syria - GlobalGayz News Archive|website=archive.globalgayz.com}}</ref><ref name="ILGA"/>
⚫ |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ]
⚫ |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ]
⚫ |<!--Adoption--> ]
⚫ |<!--Military--> ]
⚫ |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ]
⚫ |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ]
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|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} ] |{{Flag icon|Turkey}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 1858<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 1858<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples. |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No''' LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples.
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Requires sterilisation and sex reassignment surgery for change<ref>{{cite journal |title=Legal Aspects of Gender Reassignment Surgery in Turkey |journal=Indian Journal of Gender Studies |volume=18 |pages=77–88 |date= 28 January 2011|publisher=Sage Publishing|doi=10.1177/097152151001800104 |last1=Can |first1=İ.Özgür |last2=Demiroğlu |first2=Zehra |last3=Köker |first3=Murat |last4=Ulaş |first4=Halis |last5=Salaçin |first5=Serpil |s2cid=143761091 }}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Requires sterilisation and sex reassignment surgery for change<ref>{{cite journal |title=Legal Aspects of Gender Reassignment Surgery in Turkey |journal=Indian Journal of Gender Studies |volume=18 |pages=77–88 |date= 28 January 2011|publisher=Sage Publishing|doi=10.1177/097152151001800104 |last1=Can |first1=İ.Özgür |last2=Demiroğlu |first2=Zehra |last3=Köker |first3=Murat |last4=Ulaş |first4=Halis |last5=Salaçin |first5=Serpil |s2cid=143761091 }}</ref>
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|{{Flag icon|United Arab Emirates}} ] |{{Flag icon|United Arab Emirates}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> {{ubl|] Illegal: Prosecution only on complaint of husband or (male) legal guardian<ref name="sweep hrw">{{#invoke:Cite web ||date=5 June 2022 |title=UAE: Sweeping Legal 'Reforms' Deepen Repression |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/06/05/uae-sweeping-legal-reforms-deepen-repression |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}</ref><ref name="prog hrw">{{#invoke:Cite web ||date=4 March 2021 |title=UAE: Greater Progress Needed on Women's Rights |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/04/uae-greater-progress-needed-womens-rights |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}</ref> |Penalty: {{abbr|Max|Maximum}}{{snd}}no upper limit, sentence at courts' discretion|{{abbr|Min.|Minimum}}{{snd}}6 months' imprisonment<ref name="sweep hrw"/><ref name="kt jan 2">{{#invoke:Cite news ||author=((Staff reporter)) |title=New UAE law: Reform eases restrictions on extra-marital relationships from January 2 |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/government/new-uae-law-reform-eases-restrictions-on-extra-marital-relationships |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=Khaleej Times |language=en }}</ref>}} |<!--Legal status--> {{ubl|] '''No''' Illegal (unenforced): Prosecution only on complaint of husband or (male) legal guardian<ref name="sweep hrw">{{#invoke:Cite web ||date=5 June 2022 |title=UAE: Sweeping Legal 'Reforms' Deepen Repression |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/06/05/uae-sweeping-legal-reforms-deepen-repression |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}</ref><ref name="prog hrw">{{#invoke:Cite web ||date=4 March 2021 |title=UAE: Greater Progress Needed on Women's Rights |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/04/uae-greater-progress-needed-womens-rights |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}</ref> |Penalty: {{abbr|Max|Maximum}}{{snd}}no upper limit, sentence at courts' discretion|{{abbr|Min.|Minimum}}{{snd}}6 months' imprisonment<ref name="sweep hrw"/><ref name="kt jan 2">{{#invoke:Cite news ||author=((Staff reporter)) |title=New UAE law: Reform eases restrictions on extra-marital relationships from January 2 |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/government/new-uae-law-reform-eases-restrictions-on-extra-marital-relationships |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=Khaleej Times |language=en }}</ref>}}
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] ] severely restricted to limited circumstances (mainly physical intersex traits), highly regulated by the state.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news||last=Moukhallati|first=Dana|date=26 September 2016|title=New law does not legalise sex change|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/new-law-does-not-legalise-sex-change-1.216259|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220032925/http://www.thenational.ae/uae/new-uae-law-does-not-legalise-sex-change|archive-date=20 December 2016|work=The National}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=UAE rejects three transgender Emirati women's bid for gender status change |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/variety/2018/03/23/UAE-rejects-three-transgender-Emirati-women-s-bid-for-gender-status-change |access-date=23 May 2021 |work=Al Arabiya |date=23 March 2018}}</ref> Laws used against forms of gender expression.<ref name="2021 US State">{{#invoke:cite report ||author1=((Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor)) |title=2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: United Arab Emirates|chapter-url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/united-arab-emirates/|date=2022 |publisher=United States Department of State |chapter=Section 6. Discrimination and Societal Abuses}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No''' ] severely restricted to limited circumstances (mainly physical intersex traits), highly regulated by the state.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news||last=Moukhallati|first=Dana|date=26 September 2016|title=New law does not legalise sex change|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/new-law-does-not-legalise-sex-change-1.216259|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220032925/http://www.thenational.ae/uae/new-uae-law-does-not-legalise-sex-change|archive-date=20 December 2016|work=The National}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=UAE rejects three transgender Emirati women's bid for gender status change |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/variety/2018/03/23/UAE-rejects-three-transgender-Emirati-women-s-bid-for-gender-status-change |access-date=23 May 2021 |work=Al Arabiya |date=23 March 2018}}</ref> Laws used against forms of gender expression.<ref name="2021 US State">{{#invoke:cite report ||author1=((Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor)) |title=2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: United Arab Emirates|chapter-url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/united-arab-emirates/|date=2022 |publisher=United States Department of State |chapter=Section 6. Discrimination and Societal Abuses}}</ref>
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|{{Flag icon|Yemen}} ] |{{Flag icon|Yemen}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] ] Illegal (codified in 1994)<br>Penalty: Unmarried men punished with 100 lashes of the whip or a maximum of one year of imprisonment, stoning for adultery is not enforced. Women punished up to three years of imprisonment.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] ] '''No''' Illegal (codified in 1994)<br>Penalty: Unmarried men punished with 100 lashes of the whip or a maximum of one year of imprisonment, stoning for adultery is not enforced. Women punished up to three years of imprisonment.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''
|} |}


====South Asia==== ====South Asia====
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|{{Flag icon|Afghanistan}} ] |{{Flag icon|Afghanistan}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] ] Illegal <br/>Penalty: Death penalty<ref>{{cite web |title=LGBT People in Afghanistan After the Taliban Takeover |url=https://www.hrw.org/report/2022/01/26/even-if-you-go-skies-well-find-you/lgbt-people-afghanistan-after-taliban-takeover |website=] |access-date=15 November 2022 |date=26 January 2022}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> ] ] '''No''' Illegal <br/>Penalty: Death penalty<ref>{{cite web |title=LGBT People in Afghanistan After the Taliban Takeover |url=https://www.hrw.org/report/2022/01/26/even-if-you-go-skies-well-find-you/lgbt-people-afghanistan-after-taliban-takeover |website=] |access-date=15 November 2022 |date=26 January 2022}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''
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|{{Flag icon|Bangladesh}} ] |{{Flag icon|Bangladesh}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Illegal since 1862 <br>Penalty: 10 years to life imprisonment (Occasionally enforced).<ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/bangladesh/ |title=Bangladesh |website=Human Dignity Trust |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419003743/https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/bangladesh/ |archive-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''No''' Illegal since 1862 <br>Penalty: 10 years to life imprisonment (Occasionally enforced).<ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/bangladesh/ |title=Bangladesh |website=Human Dignity Trust |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419003743/https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/bangladesh/ |archive-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] A third gender option (]) besides male and female is available for a certain sect of third genders<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.wikinews.org/Bangladesh_government_makes_Hijra_an_official_gender_option|title=Bangladesh government makes Hijra an official gender option - Wikinews, the free news source|date=November 11, 2013|newspaper=Wikinews}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> A third gender option (]) besides male and female is available for a certain sect of third genders<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.wikinews.org/Bangladesh_government_makes_Hijra_an_official_gender_option|title=Bangladesh government makes Hijra an official gender option - Wikinews, the free news source|date=November 11, 2013|newspaper=Wikinews}}</ref>
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|{{Flag icon|Bhutan}} ] |{{Flag icon|Bhutan}} ]
|<!--Legal status-->] Legal since 2021<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.nab.gov.bt/assets/uploads/docs/acts/2021/Penal_Code_Amendment_Act_of_Bhutan_2021.pdf |title=Penal Code (Amendment) Act of Bhutan 2021 |publisher=Parliament of Bhutan |language=Dzongkha |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423014740/https://www.nab.gov.bt/assets/uploads/docs/acts/2021/Penal_Code_Amendment_Act_of_Bhutan_2021.pdf |archive-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref> |<!--Legal status-->] '''Yes''' Legal since 2021<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.nab.gov.bt/assets/uploads/docs/acts/2021/Penal_Code_Amendment_Act_of_Bhutan_2021.pdf |title=Penal Code (Amendment) Act of Bhutan 2021 |publisher=Parliament of Bhutan |language=Dzongkha |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423014740/https://www.nab.gov.bt/assets/uploads/docs/acts/2021/Penal_Code_Amendment_Act_of_Bhutan_2021.pdf |archive-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''
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| {{flagicon|British Indian Ocean Territory}} ]<br><small>(] of the ])</small> | {{flag icon|British Indian Ocean Territory}} ]<br><small>(] of the ])</small>
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 2001<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 2001<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] Civil partnerships since 2005 |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''Yes''' Civil partnerships since 2005
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] Legal since 2014 |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 2014
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> {{unknown}}
|<!--Military--> ] UK responsible for defense |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes''' UK responsible for defense
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> {{unknown}}
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> {{unknown}}
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|{{Flag icon|India}} ] |{{Flag icon|India}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> |<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 2018<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-45429664 |title=India court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling |work=BBC News |date=6 September 2018}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 2018<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-45429664 |title=India court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling |work=BBC News |date=6 September 2018}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ]/] symboic live-In relationships exist <ref>{{cite news |last1=Prakash |first1=Satya |title=Supreme Court expands definition of family; says it may take form of domestic, unmarried partnerships or queer relationships |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/supreme-court-expands-definition-of-family-says-it-may-take-form-of-domestic-unmarried-partnerships-or-queer-relationships-426570 |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=Tribune India |agency=The Tribune |publisher=Tribune Trust |date=29 August 2022}}</ref> |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''/] '''Yes''' symboic live-In relationships exist <ref>{{cite news |last1=Prakash |first1=Satya |title=Supreme Court expands definition of family; says it may take form of domestic, unmarried partnerships or queer relationships |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/supreme-court-expands-definition-of-family-says-it-may-take-form-of-domestic-unmarried-partnerships-or-queer-relationships-426570 |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=Tribune India |agency=The Tribune |publisher=Tribune Trust |date=29 August 2022}}</ref>
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ]/ ] Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity prohibited by court decision. No nationwide law.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.mondaq.com/india/human-rights/737300/supreme-court-recognizes-rights-of-the-lgbt-community |title=India: Supreme Court Recognizes Rights Of The LGBT Community |website=mondaq.com |date=18 September 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/homosexuality-not-a-ground-to-sack-employee-allahabad-high-court-1767795-2021-02-10|title=Homosexuality not a ground to sack employee, rules Allahabad High Court|first1=Abhishek|last1=Mishra|date=February 10, 2021|website=India Today}}</ref><ref name="autob">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-transgender-persons-protection-of-rights-bill-2019|title=The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019|website=PRS Legislative Research}}</ref> |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes'''/ ] '''No''' Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity prohibited by court decision. No nationwide law.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.mondaq.com/india/human-rights/737300/supreme-court-recognizes-rights-of-the-lgbt-community |title=India: Supreme Court Recognizes Rights Of The LGBT Community |website=mondaq.com |date=18 September 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/homosexuality-not-a-ground-to-sack-employee-allahabad-high-court-1767795-2021-02-10|title=Homosexuality not a ground to sack employee, rules Allahabad High Court|first1=Abhishek|last1=Mishra|date=February 10, 2021|website=India Today}}</ref><ref name="autob">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-transgender-persons-protection-of-rights-bill-2019|title=The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019|website=PRS Legislative Research}}</ref>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] A third gender option (]) besides male and female is available; transgender people have a constitutional right to change gender, only after medical/surgical intervention<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/transgenders-are-the-third-gender-rules-supreme-court-557439|title=Transgenders are the 'third gender', rules Supreme Court|first=Deepshikha|last=Ghosh|date=15 April 2014|publisher=NDTV}}</ref><ref name="autob"/> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' A third gender option (]) besides male and female is available; transgender people have a constitutional right to change gender, only after medical/surgical intervention<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/transgenders-are-the-third-gender-rules-supreme-court-557439|title=Transgenders are the 'third gender', rules Supreme Court|first=Deepshikha|last=Ghosh|date=15 April 2014|publisher=NDTV}}</ref><ref name="autob"/>
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|{{Flag icon|Maldives}} ] |{{Flag icon|Maldives}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Illegal (codified in 2014)<br>Penalty: Up to 8 years imprisonment, house arrest, lashings and fines. (unenforced)<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/4203-maldives-penal-code-2014 |title=Penal Code |website=law.upenn.edu |page=75 |date=2014 }}</ref> LGBTQ welcomed in tourist islands <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.outofoffice.com/blog/the-law-vs-reality-gay-travel-to-the-maldives/ |title=The law vs. reality: gay travel to the Maldives |website=Out of Office |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925022640/https://www.outofoffice.com/blog/the-law-vs-reality-gay-travel-to-the-maldives/ |archive-date=September 25, 2020}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''No''' Illegal (codified in 2014)<br>Penalty: Up to 8 years imprisonment, house arrest, lashings and fines. (unenforced)<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/4203-maldives-penal-code-2014 |title=Penal Code |website=law.upenn.edu |page=75 |date=2014 }}</ref> LGBTQ welcomed in tourist islands <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.outofoffice.com/blog/the-law-vs-reality-gay-travel-to-the-maldives/ |title=The law vs. reality: gay travel to the Maldives |website=Out of Office |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925022640/https://www.outofoffice.com/blog/the-law-vs-reality-gay-travel-to-the-maldives/ |archive-date=September 25, 2020}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''
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|{{Flag icon|Nepal}} ] |{{Flag icon|Nepal}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 2007<br>+ UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 2007<br>+ UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
⚫ |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] Legal since 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pahichan.com/en/?p=13225&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2UmlB6ygskXASrYk7kMkomGstywIFR-AVrNXgpAORU59oOJMQkicx-tVQ_aem_AfqR6gUUtRmSt66LMBFD1sJx3ICNKQatbwxjXi6053UqmiXAn7PzG2i8OCAOZxQd5iNJ33ggphaVAflmSmttQo5Y |title=In landmark move, Nepal’s govt circular allows same-sex marriage|date=April 27, 2024|accessdate=May 5, 2024}}</ref>
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] Since 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7483499.stm |title=Nepalese army 'sacks lesbian' |last=Haviland |first=Charles |date=July 1, 2008 |website=BBC |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207133125/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7483499.stm |archive-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref> |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes''' Since 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7483499.stm |title=Nepalese army 'sacks lesbian' |last=Haviland |first=Charles |date=July 1, 2008 |website=BBC |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207133125/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7483499.stm |archive-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ]/] Limited protection since 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://database.ilga.org/discrimination-employment-lgbti</ref> |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes'''/] '''No''' Limited protection since 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://database.ilga.org/discrimination-employment-lgbti</ref>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Change to third gender "O" legal since 2007, unable to change to male or female<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/09/19/new-nepal-constitution-includes-lgbt-specific-protections/|title=New Nepal constitution includes LGBT-specific protections|author=Michael K. Lavers|date=19 September 2015|publisher=Washington blade|access-date=23 July 2017}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No''' Change to third gender "O" legal since 2007, unable to change to male or female<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/09/19/new-nepal-constitution-includes-lgbt-specific-protections/|title=New Nepal constitution includes LGBT-specific protections|author=Michael K. Lavers|date=19 September 2015|publisher=Washington blade|access-date=23 July 2017}}</ref>
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|{{Flag icon|Pakistan}} ] |{{Flag icon|Pakistan}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Illegal since 1862<br>Penalty: 2 years to life sentence (Occasionally enforced).<ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/pakistan/ |title=Pakistan |website=Human Dignity Trust |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409210945/https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/pakistan/ |archive-date=April 9, 2024}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''No''' Illegal since 1862<br>Penalty: 2 years to life sentence (Occasionally enforced).<ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/pakistan/ |title=Pakistan |website=Human Dignity Trust |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409210945/https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/pakistan/ |archive-date=April 9, 2024}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Transphobia illegal |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Transphobia illegal{{hr}}
] Homophobia/biphobia is not illegal ] '''No''' Homophobia/biphobia is not illegal
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Right to change gender; transgender and intersex citizens have legal protections from '''all''' discrimination and harassment<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/14-sc-orders-equal-benefits-for-transvestites-zj-02 |title=SC orders equal benefits for transvestites |last=Iqbal |first=Nasir |date=July 15, 2009 |website=Dawn |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718093830/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/14-sc-orders-equal-benefits-for-transvestites-zj-02 |archive-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Right to change gender; transgender and intersex citizens have legal protections from '''all''' discrimination and harassment<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/14-sc-orders-equal-benefits-for-transvestites-zj-02 |title=SC orders equal benefits for transvestites |last=Iqbal |first=Nasir |date=July 15, 2009 |website=Dawn |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718093830/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/14-sc-orders-equal-benefits-for-transvestites-zj-02 |archive-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref>
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|{{Flag icon|Sri Lanka}} ] |{{Flag icon|Sri Lanka}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Illegal since 1885<br> Penalty: Up to 10 years imprisonment with fines.<ref name="ILGA"/> (Ruled unenforcable by the Supreme Court) Legalization proposed |<!--Legal status--> ] '''No''' Illegal since 1885<br> Penalty: Up to 10 years imprisonment with fines.<ref name="ILGA"/> (Ruled unenforcable by the Supreme Court) Legalization proposed
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Transgender people allowed to change legal gender without surgery |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Transgender people allowed to change legal gender without surgery
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====East Asia==== ====East Asia====
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|{{Flag icon|China}} ] |{{Flag icon|China}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 1997<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 1997<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ]/] ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''/] '''Yes''' ]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ]/] (Open displays prohibited)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jamestown.org/program/gay-in-the-pla-chinese-military-views-on-homosexuals-serving-in-the-armed-forces/#:~:text=In%20a%20study%20published%20in,from%20serving%20in%20the%20military. |title=Gay in the PLA: Chinese military views on homosexuals serving in the armed forces |last=Waidelich |first=Brian |date=February 25, 2022 |website=The Jamestown Foundation |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204185644/https://jamestown.org/program/gay-in-the-pla-chinese-military-views-on-homosexuals-serving-in-the-armed-forces/ |archive-date=February 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2094429/army-life-more-gay-friendly-china-west |title=Army life: more gay-friendly in China than United States of Britain? |last=Groffman |first=Nicholas |date=May 15, 2017 |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924030708/https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2094429/army-life-more-gay-friendly-china-west |archive-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref> |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes''' can openly serve{{hr}}] '''No''' open displays of affection <ref>{{cite web |url=https://jamestown.org/program/gay-in-the-pla-chinese-military-views-on-homosexuals-serving-in-the-armed-forces/#:~:text=In%20a%20study%20published%20in,from%20serving%20in%20the%20military. |title=Gay in the PLA: Chinese military views on homosexuals serving in the armed forces |last=Waidelich |first=Brian |date=February 25, 2022 |website=The Jamestown Foundation |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204185644/https://jamestown.org/program/gay-in-the-pla-chinese-military-views-on-homosexuals-serving-in-the-armed-forces/ |archive-date=February 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2094429/army-life-more-gay-friendly-china-west |title=Army life: more gay-friendly in China than United States of Britain? |last=Groffman |first=Nicholas |date=May 15, 2017 |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924030708/https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2094429/army-life-more-gay-friendly-china-west |archive-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ]'''Yes''' Court has in some cases protected LGBT workers from employment discrimination.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thechinaproject.com/2020/07/06/chinese-trans-woman-wins-sex-discrimination-lawsuit-against-employer-in-landmark-victory/ |title=Chinese trans woman wins sex discrimination lawsuit against employer in landmark victory |website=The China Project |date=July 6, 2020}}</ref>
⚫ |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ]
{{hr}}] '''No''' protection codified in law
⚫ |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ]/] Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after ]. However, it is difficult to change the gender information of educational attainments and academic degrees for lack of legal procedures, even after ]<ref>{{cite press release|title=变性人群体真实生态：唯学历证明无法修改性别|publisher=搜狐|date=2012-06-20|url=http://news.sohu.com/20120620/n346142516.shtml|format=|language=zh-cn|accessdate=2022-02-09|author=王若翰|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205346/http://news.sohu.com/20120620/n346142516.shtml|archive-date=2014-08-12}}</ref>, which has caused discrimination against well-educated trans women<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||title=跨性别者手术后：历时半年终于修改学历 就业遭歧视 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/362100660_120146415 |website=搜狐 |accessdate=2022-02-09 |date=2019-12-23}}</ref>.
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes'''
legal gender change possible since 2002.

⚫ Since 2022, legal gender change allowed with only partial ]. Difficulty remains to change gender information on diplomas and degrees.<ref>{{cite press release|title=变性人群体真实生态：唯学历证明无法修改性别|publisher=搜狐|date=2012-06-20|url=http://news.sohu.com/20120620/n346142516.shtml|format=|language=zh-cn|accessdate=2022-02-09|author=王若翰|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205346/http://news.sohu.com/20120620/n346142516.shtml|archive-date=2014-08-12}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||title=跨性别者手术后：历时半年终于修改学历 就业遭歧视 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/362100660_120146415 |website=搜狐 |accessdate=2022-02-09 |date=2019-12-23}}</ref>
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|{{Flag icon|Hong Kong}} ] |{{Flag icon|Hong Kong}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 1991<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 1991<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ]/] Same-sex marriages registered overseas for government benefits and taxation, and limited recognition of local cohabiting partners |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''/] '''Yes''' Same-sex marriages registered overseas for government benefits and taxation, and limited recognition of local cohabiting partners
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap290 |title=Cap. 290 Adoption Ordinance |date=February 28, 2004 |language=Chinese |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117100320/https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap290 |archive-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref> |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No''' LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap290 |title=Cap. 290 Adoption Ordinance |date=February 28, 2004 |language=Chinese |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117100320/https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap290 |archive-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref>
|<!--Military--> ] The central government of China is responsible for the defense of Hong Kong.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/publications/book/15anniversary_reunification_ch2_8.pdf |title=Foreign Affairs and National Defence |publisher=Basic Law - the source of Hong Kong's Progress and Development |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612205933/https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/publications/book/15anniversary_reunification_ch2_8.pdf |archive-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> |<!--Military--> The central government of China is responsible for the defense of Hong Kong.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/publications/book/15anniversary_reunification_ch2_8.pdf |title=Foreign Affairs and National Defence |publisher=Basic Law - the source of Hong Kong's Progress and Development |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612205933/https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/publications/book/15anniversary_reunification_ch2_8.pdf |archive-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Bans some anti-gay discrimination (government discrimination only) |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Bans some anti-gay discrimination (government discrimination only)
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Surgery not required since 2023 in accordance to a court ruling<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||title=Hong Kong’s top court rules surgery is not needed to register gender change |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/06/hong-kong-transgender-change/ |last=Yu |first=Theodora |date=February 6, 2023 |website=The Washington Post |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207033313/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/06/hong-kong-transgender-change/ |archive-date=February 7, 2023}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Following a legal decision, may change gender marker after partial ].<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||title= ID card sex entry policy revised|date=April 3, 2024 |website=news.gov.hk |access-date=September 21, 2024 |url=https://www.news.gov.hk/eng/2024/04/20240403/20240403_114508_470.html}}</ref>
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|{{Flag icon|Japan}} ] |{{Flag icon|Japan}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 1882<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 1882<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] * Symbolic recognition in some jurisdictions. |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No''' * Symbolic recognition in some jurisdictions.
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] Proposed in 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan opposition party submits bill for same-sex marriage |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/03/61f05630333c-japan-opposition-party-submits-bill-for-same-sex-marriage.html|publisher=]|date=6 March 2023|accessdate=31 May 2023}}</ref> |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No''' Proposed in 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan opposition party submits bill for same-sex marriage |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/03/61f05630333c-japan-opposition-party-submits-bill-for-same-sex-marriage.html|publisher=]|date=6 March 2023|accessdate=31 May 2023}}</ref>
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] The ] allow gay people to enlist.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/LGBT_Rights_in_Japan.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110095918/http://www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/LGBT_Rights_in_Japan.pdf|url-status=dead|title=LGBT Rights in Japan|archive-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref> |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes''' The ] allow gay people to enlist.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/LGBT_Rights_in_Japan.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110095918/http://www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/LGBT_Rights_in_Japan.pdf|url-status=dead|title=LGBT Rights in Japan|archive-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ]/] No nationwide protections, but some cities ban some anti-gay discrimination<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No''' nationwide protections{{hr}}] '''Yes''' some cities ban some anti-gay discrimination<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after ]
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|{{Flag icon|Macau}} ] |{{Flag icon|Macau}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 1996 |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 1996
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] The central government of China is responsible for the defence of Macau. |<!--Military--> The central government of China is responsible for the defence of Macau.
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Bans some anti-gay discrimination |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Bans some anti-gay discrimination
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> {{unknown}}
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|{{Flag icon|Mongolia}} ] |{{Flag icon|Mongolia}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 1993<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 1993<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] Constitutional ban since 1992 |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No''' Constitutional ban since 1992
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> {{unknown}}
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Bans some anti-gay discrimination |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Bans some anti-gay discrimination
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Transgender people allowed to change legal gender but only after ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Transgender people allowed to change legal gender but only after ]
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|{{Flag icon|North Korea}} ] |{{Flag icon|North Korea}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] / ] Ambiguous, punishable through Articles 193 and 262 regarding obscenity and decency laws.{{Dubious|date=December 2021}} <br>Penalty: Unknown |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' / ] '''No''' Ambiguous, punishable through Articles 193 and 262 regarding obscenity and decency laws.{{Dubious|date=December 2021}} <br>Penalty: Unknown
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] 10-year celibacy required for all soldiers.<ref name="HassigOh">{{cite book |last1=Hassig |first1=Ralph |last2=Oh |first2=Kongdan |title=The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom |date=2015 |publisher=] |location=Lanham, Maryland |isbn=978-1442237193 |page=126 |edition=Second |quote=The second major stress on soldiers is their highly restricted social life. During their initial ten years of service they are not permitted to marry, which means that they are supposed to postpone sexual activity until their late twenties.}}</ref> Open displays of LGBT attitudes are prohibited. |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes''' can serve with 10-year celibacy required for all soldiers.<ref name="HassigOh">{{cite book |last1=Hassig |first1=Ralph |last2=Oh |first2=Kongdan |title=The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom |date=2015 |publisher=] |location=Lanham, Maryland |isbn=978-1442237193 |page=126 |edition=Second |quote=The second major stress on soldiers is their highly restricted social life. During their initial ten years of service they are not permitted to marry, which means that they are supposed to postpone sexual activity until their late twenties.}}</ref>{{hr}}] '''No''' open displays of LGBT attitudes.
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''
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|{{Flag icon|South Korea}} ] |{{Flag icon|South Korea}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] Proposed in 2023<ref>{{cite web |last=Rashid |first=Raphael |date=2023-05-31 |title=South Korea's first ever same-sex marriage bill goes to parliament |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/31/south-koreas-first-ever-same-sex-marriage-bill-goes-to-parliament |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604211815/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/31/south-koreas-first-ever-same-sex-marriage-bill-goes-to-parliament |archive-date=2023-06-04 |website=]}}</ref> |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No''' Proposed in 2023<ref>{{cite web |last=Rashid |first=Raphael |date=2023-05-31 |title=South Korea's first ever same-sex marriage bill goes to parliament |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/31/south-koreas-first-ever-same-sex-marriage-bill-goes-to-parliament |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604211815/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/31/south-koreas-first-ever-same-sex-marriage-bill-goes-to-parliament |archive-date=2023-06-04 |website=]}}</ref>
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ]/] Protection from discrimination varies by jurisdiction in some areas, including ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes'''/] '''No''' Protection from discrimination varies by jurisdiction in some areas, including ]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Transgender people allowed to change legal gender but usually requires ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Transgender people allowed to change legal gender but usually requires ]
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|{{Flag icon|Taiwan}} ] |{{Flag icon|Taiwan}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/taiwan.html|title=Taiwan|website=glbtq.com}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/taiwan.html|title=Taiwan|website=glbtq.com}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ]<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||title=同性伴侶跨區註記7月3日開放 |url=http://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?SerialNo=19313 |language=Chinese |work=Up Media |date=21 July 2017 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924031856/http://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?SerialNo=19313 |archive-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref> |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ]<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||title=同性伴侶跨區註記7月3日開放 |url=http://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?SerialNo=19313 |language=Chinese |work=Up Media |date=21 July 2017 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924031856/http://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?SerialNo=19313 |archive-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref>
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] Legal since 2019<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||title=Taiwan's top court rules in favour of same-sex marriage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/24/taiwans-top-court-rules-in-favour-of-same-sex-marriage |work=The Guardian |date=24 May 2017 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524103631/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/24/taiwans-top-court-rules-in-favour-of-same-sex-marriage |archive-date=May 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||title=Taiwan voters reject same-sex marriage in referendums |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46329877 |work=BBC News |date=25 November 2018 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125021546/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46329877 |archive-date=November 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/taiwan-gay-marriage-rights-law-debate-11541324 |title=Taiwan approves same-sex marriage in first for Asia |work=Channel News Asia |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517060634/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/taiwan-gay-marriage-rights-law-debate-11541324 |archive-date=May 17, 2019}}</ref> |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] Legal since 2019<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||title=Taiwan's top court rules in favour of same-sex marriage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/24/taiwans-top-court-rules-in-favour-of-same-sex-marriage |work=The Guardian |date=24 May 2017 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524103631/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/24/taiwans-top-court-rules-in-favour-of-same-sex-marriage |archive-date=May 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||title=Taiwan voters reject same-sex marriage in referendums |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46329877 |work=BBC News |date=25 November 2018 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125021546/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46329877 |archive-date=November 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/taiwan-gay-marriage-rights-law-debate-11541324 |title=Taiwan approves same-sex marriage in first for Asia |work=Channel News Asia |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517060634/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/taiwan-gay-marriage-rights-law-debate-11541324 |archive-date=May 17, 2019}}</ref>
|<!--Adoption--> ] Stepchild adoption since 2019<br />] Joint adoption legal since 2023<ref>Article 20, {{cite web |url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=B0000008 |publisher=Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan) |title= Act for Implementation of J.Y. Interpretation No. 748 |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref> |<!--Adoption--> ] '''Yes''' Stepchild adoption since 2019<br />] '''Yes''' Joint adoption legal since 2023<ref>Article 20, {{cite web |url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=B0000008 |publisher=Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan) |title= Act for Implementation of J.Y. Interpretation No. 748 |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref>
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Constitutionally bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination from government<ref>Article 7, {{cite web |url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=A0000001 |publisher=Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan) |title=Constitution of the Republic of China (Taiwan) |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref>; several laws banning anti-gay discrimination regarding education and employment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=N0030014 |publisher=Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan) |title=Act of Gender Equality in Employment |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=H0080067 |publisher=Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan) |title=Gender Equity Education Act |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref> |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Constitutionally bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination from government<ref>Article 7, {{cite web |url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=A0000001 |publisher=Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan) |title=Constitution of the Republic of China (Taiwan) |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref>; several laws banning anti-gay discrimination regarding education and employment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=N0030014 |publisher=Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan) |title=Act of Gender Equality in Employment |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=H0080067 |publisher=Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan) |title=Gender Equity Education Act |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery.{{efn|In Taiwan, gender change is not explicitly stated in any law; instead it is permitted by an executive order published by the ], which dictates that sex reassignment surgeries are required before gender change. In 2021 a judgement by the Taipei High Administrative Court<ref>{{cite web |url=https://judgment.judicial.gov.tw/FJUD/data.aspx?ty=JD&id=TPBA,109%2c%e8%a8%b4%2c275%2c20210923%2c1 |publisher=司法院裁判書系統 |title=109年度訴字第275號 |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref> ruled that the executive order above was unconstitutional and therefore the defendant (district household registration office) must allow the plaintiff to change their gender. The judgement was finalized since the defendant did not appeal. However, since rulings in Taiwan are generally not precedential, said judgement only applies to the plaintiff and does not bind other cases nor the executive branch.}} |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery.{{efn|In Taiwan, gender change is not explicitly stated in any law; instead it is permitted by an executive order published by the ], which dictates that sex reassignment surgeries are required before gender change. In 2021 a judgement by the Taipei High Administrative Court<ref>{{cite web |url=https://judgment.judicial.gov.tw/FJUD/data.aspx?ty=JD&id=TPBA,109%2c%e8%a8%b4%2c275%2c20210923%2c1 |publisher=司法院裁判書系統 |title=109年度訴字第275號 |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref> ruled that the executive order above was unconstitutional and therefore the defendant (district household registration office) must allow the plaintiff to change their gender. The judgement was finalized since the defendant did not appeal. However, since rulings in Taiwan are generally not precedential, said judgement only applies to the plaintiff and does not bind other cases nor the executive branch.}}
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====Southeast Asia==== ====Southeast Asia====
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|{{Flag icon|Aceh}} ] (autonomous territory of ]) |{{Flag icon|Aceh}} ] (autonomous territory of ])
|<!--Legal status--> ] Illegal<br>Penalty: 100 strokes of the cane or 8 years in prison<ref name="QANUN62014">{{#invoke:Cite web|| title = Qanun Aceh Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 Tentang Hukum Jinayat (Aceh Religious Bylaw on Crimes| year = 2004| website = Aceh Provincial Website| url = https://jdih.acehprov.go.id/qanun/Qanun_Aceh_Nomor_6_Tahun_2014_tentang_Hukum_Jinayat.pdf| access-date = 6 September 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170626215743/http://jdih.acehprov.go.id/qanun/Qanun_Aceh_Nomor_6_Tahun_2014_tentang_Hukum_Jinayat.pdf| archive-date = 26 June 2017| url-status = dead}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''No''' Illegal<br>Penalty: 100 strokes of the cane or 8 years in prison<ref name="QANUN62014">{{#invoke:Cite web|| title = Qanun Aceh Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 Tentang Hukum Jinayat (Aceh Religious Bylaw on Crimes| year = 2004| website = Aceh Provincial Website| url = https://jdih.acehprov.go.id/qanun/Qanun_Aceh_Nomor_6_Tahun_2014_tentang_Hukum_Jinayat.pdf| access-date = 6 September 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170626215743/http://jdih.acehprov.go.id/qanun/Qanun_Aceh_Nomor_6_Tahun_2014_tentang_Hukum_Jinayat.pdf| archive-date = 26 June 2017| url-status = dead}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships-->] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships-->] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No''' LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples
|<!--Military--> ] The central government of Indonesia is responsible for the defense of Aceh. |<!--Military--> ] '''No''' The central government of Indonesia is responsible for the defense of Aceh.
|<!--Anti-discrimination-->] Follows the law of the central Indonesian government. |<!--Anti-discrimination-->] '''Yes''' Follows the law of the central Indonesian government.
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Follows the law of the central Indonesian government. |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Follows the law of the central Indonesian government.
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|{{Flag icon|Brunei}} ] |{{Flag icon|Brunei}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] ] Illegal since 1908<br>Penalty: ] (in abeyance), 1 year imprisonment and 100 lashes for men. Caning and 10 years prison for women.<ref name="April32019">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-03/brunei-introduces-sharia-law-lgbt-whipping-stoning-to-death/10959618|title=Brunei enacts Islamic laws to punish gay sex with stoning to death — here's what you need to know|first=Holly|last=Robertson|date=April 3, 2019|website=ABC News}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> ] ] '''No''' Illegal since 1908<br>Penalty: ] (in abeyance), 1 year imprisonment and 100 lashes for men. Caning and 10 years prison for women.<ref name="April32019">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-03/brunei-introduces-sharia-law-lgbt-whipping-stoning-to-death/10959618|title=Brunei enacts Islamic laws to punish gay sex with stoning to death — here's what you need to know|first=Holly|last=Robertson|date=April 3, 2019|website=ABC News}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships-->] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships-->] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination-->] |<!--Anti-discrimination-->] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Laws prohibit forms of gender expression. |<!--Gender identity/expression--> Laws prohibit forms of gender expression.
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|{{Flag icon|Cambodia}} ] |{{Flag icon|Cambodia}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ]/] Partnerships recognized in certain cities |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''/] '''Yes''' Partnerships recognized in certain cities
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] There has been at least one recorded case of a legally registered and recognized same-sex marriage; constitutional ban since 1993 |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No''' Constitutional ban since 1993
|<!--Adoption--> ]/] Officially banned, but numerous same-sex adoptions have taken place |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> {{unknown}}
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ]<ref>{{cite web|last=Hoppe|first=Sascha|title=Spartacus Gay Travel Index 2023|url=https://spartacus.gayguide.travel/blog/spartacus-gay-travel-index-2023/|access-date=31 March 2023|website=Spartacus Gay Travel Blog|date=8 March 2023}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''<ref>{{cite web|last=Hoppe|first=Sascha|title=Spartacus Gay Travel Index 2023|url=https://spartacus.gayguide.travel/blog/spartacus-gay-travel-index-2023/|access-date=31 March 2023|website=Spartacus Gay Travel Blog|date=8 March 2023}}</ref>
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|{{Flag icon|East Timor}} ] |{{Flag icon|East Timor}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 1975<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 1975<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples |<!--Adoption--> ] '''Yes''' LGBT individuals may adopt{{hr}}but same-sex couples can not adopt
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> {{unknown}}
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Bans some anti gay discrimination, Hate crime protections since 2009.<ref>, p. 3</ref> |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Bans some anti gay discrimination, Hate crime protections since 2009.<ref>, p. 3</ref>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> {{unknown}}
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|{{Flag icon|Indonesia}} ] |{{Flag icon|Indonesia}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal (except in Aceh)<ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://palembang.tribunnews.com/2020/02/06/satpol-pp-palembang-ungkap-sering-temukan-pasangan-lgbt-tapi-sulit-ditindak|title=Satpol PP Palembang, Ungkap Sering Temukan Pasangan LGBT, Tapi Sulit Ditindak|date=February 6, 2020|website=Sripoku.com}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal (except in Aceh)<ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://palembang.tribunnews.com/2020/02/06/satpol-pp-palembang-ungkap-sering-temukan-pasangan-lgbt-tapi-sulit-ditindak|title=Satpol PP Palembang, Ungkap Sering Temukan Pasangan LGBT, Tapi Sulit Ditindak|date=February 6, 2020|website=Sripoku.com}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No''' LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples
|<!--Military--> ] Not explicitly prohibited by Law (de jure), Illegal (de facto) |<!--Military--> ] '''No''' Not explicitly prohibited by Law (de jure), Illegal (de facto)
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Limited protection following legal process by the authorities.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Surat Edaran Kapolri Tentang Ujaran Kebencian: Menjaga Kebebasan Berpendapat Dan Harmonisasi Kemajemukan|journal=Info Singkat|url=https://berkas.dpr.go.id/puslit/files/info_singkat/Info%20Singkat-VII-21-I-P3DI-November-2015-28.pdf|last=Rongiyati|first=Sulasi|date=November 2015|volume=7|pages=1–4|issue=21|issn=2088-2351}}</ref> |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Limited protection following legal process by the authorities.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Surat Edaran Kapolri Tentang Ujaran Kebencian: Menjaga Kebebasan Berpendapat Dan Harmonisasi Kemajemukan|journal=Info Singkat|url=https://berkas.dpr.go.id/puslit/files/info_singkat/Info%20Singkat-VII-21-I-P3DI-November-2015-28.pdf|last=Rongiyati|first=Sulasi|date=November 2015|volume=7|pages=1–4|issue=21|issn=2088-2351}}</ref>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after ]. |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after ].
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|{{Flag icon|Laos}} ] |{{Flag icon|Laos}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> {{unknown}}
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> {{unknown}}
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|{{Flag icon|Malaysia}} ] |{{Flag icon|Malaysia}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Illegal since 1871<br>Penalty: fines, prison sentence (2–20 years), or whippings.<ref name="ILGA"/><ref name="huffpo">{{#invoke:Cite news||last1=Mosbergen |first1=Dominique |title=Being LGBT In Southeast Asia: Stories Of Abuse, Survival And Tremendous Courage |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lgbt-in-southeast-asia_us_55e406e1e4b0c818f6185151 |access-date=11 October 2018 |work=Huffington Post |date=12 October 2015 |language=en-AU}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''No''' Illegal since 1871<br>Penalty: fines, prison sentence (2–20 years), or whippings.<ref name="ILGA"/><ref name="huffpo">{{#invoke:Cite news||last1=Mosbergen |first1=Dominique |title=Being LGBT In Southeast Asia: Stories Of Abuse, Survival And Tremendous Courage |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lgbt-in-southeast-asia_us_55e406e1e4b0c818f6185151 |access-date=11 October 2018 |work=Huffington Post |date=12 October 2015 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No''' LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination-->] |<!--Anti-discrimination-->] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Generally impossible to change gender. However, a 2016 court ruling recognizes gender changes as fundamental constitutional rights<ref name="ILGA2">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://ilga.org/downloads/TLMR_ENG.pdf |title=Trans Legal Mapping Report |last1=Chiam |first1=Zhan |last2=Duffy |first2=Sandra |last3=González Gil |first3=Matilda |date=November 2016 |publisher=International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) |access-date=29 December 2016 }}</ref> Forms of gender expression are criminalized. |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No''' Generally impossible to change gender. However, a 2016 court ruling recognizes gender changes as fundamental constitutional rights<ref name="ILGA2">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://ilga.org/downloads/TLMR_ENG.pdf |title=Trans Legal Mapping Report |last1=Chiam |first1=Zhan |last2=Duffy |first2=Sandra |last3=González Gil |first3=Matilda |date=November 2016 |publisher=International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) |access-date=29 December 2016 }}</ref> Forms of gender expression are criminalized.
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|{{Flag icon|Myanmar}} ] |{{Flag icon|Myanmar}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Illegal since 1886<br>Penalty: Up to 20 years in prison (Occasionally enforced).<ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-regime-hands-lgbt-activist-another-22-years-behind-bars/ |title=Myanmar regime hands LGBT activist another 22 years behind bars |last=Thwel |first=Myat |date=December 14, 2022 |website=Myanmar Now |access-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327165841/https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-regime-hands-lgbt-activist-another-22-years-behind-bars/ |archive-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''No''' Illegal since 1886<br>Penalty: Up to 20 years in prison (unenforced).<ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-regime-hands-lgbt-activist-another-22-years-behind-bars/ |title=Myanmar regime hands LGBT activist another 22 years behind bars |last=Thwel |first=Myat |date=December 14, 2022 |website=Myanmar Now |access-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327165841/https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-regime-hands-lgbt-activist-another-22-years-behind-bars/ |archive-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''
|- |-
|{{Flag icon|Philippines}} ] |{{Flag icon|Philippines}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal<br>+ UN decl. sign.<ref name="Gay Pilipinas">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/resourcecenter/502.html |title=Philippines: Congress Approves Anti-Discrimination Bill |publisher=Iglhrc.org |date=24 January 2004 |access-date=5 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Rz9AAAAQBAJ&dq=philippines+1933+homosexuality&pg=PR35|title=Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian and Gay Liberation Movements|first=JoAnne|last=Myers|date=19 September 2013|publisher=Scarecrow Press|via=Google Books|isbn=9780810874688}}</ref><ref name="GlobalGayz">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://archive.globalgayz.com/asia/philippines/gay-philippines-news-and-repor-2/#article12 |title=Gay Philippines News & Reports 2003-06: Filipino city bans feminine men |publisher=GlobalGayz.com |date=6 December 2004 |access-date=21 February 2023}}</ref> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal<br>+ UN decl. sign.<ref name="Gay Pilipinas">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/resourcecenter/502.html |title=Philippines: Congress Approves Anti-Discrimination Bill |publisher=Iglhrc.org |date=24 January 2004 |access-date=5 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="ILGA"/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Rz9AAAAQBAJ&dq=philippines+1933+homosexuality&pg=PR35|title=Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian and Gay Liberation Movements|first=JoAnne|last=Myers|date=19 September 2013|publisher=Scarecrow Press|via=Google Books|isbn=9780810874688}}</ref><ref name="GlobalGayz">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://archive.globalgayz.com/asia/philippines/gay-philippines-news-and-repor-2/#article12 |title=Gay Philippines News & Reports 2003-06: Filipino city bans feminine men |publisher=GlobalGayz.com |date=6 December 2004 |access-date=21 February 2023}}</ref> {{efn|Except for the settlements ] and ].}}
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] (Pending) <ref name="Gay Pilipinas" /> |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No''' (Pending) <ref name="Gay Pilipinas" />
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] (Pending) <ref name=padilla>{{#invoke:Cite news||last1=Border |first1=Hana |title=Padilla wants same-sex unions institutionalized |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/841251/padilla-wants-same-sex-unions-institutionalized/story/ |access-date=23 August 2022 |work=GMA News |date=11 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No''' (Pending) <ref name=padilla>{{#invoke:Cite news||last1=Border |first1=Hana |title=Padilla wants same-sex unions institutionalized |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/841251/padilla-wants-same-sex-unions-institutionalized/story/ |access-date=23 August 2022 |work=GMA News |date=11 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|<!--Adoption--> ] LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://travel.state.gov/content/adoptionsabroad/en/country-information/learn-about-a-country/philippines.html|title=Adoption in the Philippines|publisher=Intercountry Adoption|access-date=15 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=padilla/> |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No''' LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://travel.state.gov/content/adoptionsabroad/en/country-information/learn-about-a-country/philippines.html|title=Adoption in the Philippines|publisher=Intercountry Adoption|access-date=15 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=padilla/>
|<!--Military-->] Since 2009 |<!--Military-->] '''Yes''' Since 2009
|<!--Anti-discrimination-->]/] Bans some anti-gay discrimination in certain cities and provinces,<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/114533-pemberton-ruling-jennifer-laude|title=Pemberton guilty of homicide in Jennifer Laude case|publisher=Rappler|access-date=1 December 2015}}</ref> including the City of Manila,<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||last1=Luna |first1=Franco |title=Manila signs ordinance prohibiting gender discrimination |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/10/29/2053195/manila-signs-ordinance-prohibiting-gender-discrimination |access-date=25 June 2022 |work=Philstar.com}}</ref>Cebu City,<ref name=www.sunstar.com.ph>{{#invoke:Cite web||title=Passage of Cebu's anti-discrimination law lauded|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/10/18/passage-cebus-anti-discrimination-law-lauded-248601|work=Local News|publisher=Sun Star Publishing, Inc.|access-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021023521/http://www.sunstar.com.ph:80/breaking-news/2012/10/18/passage-cebus-anti-discrimination-law-lauded-248601|archive-date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> Quezon City,<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||last1=Gamil |first1=Jaymee T. |title=QC council approves pro-LGBT ordinance |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/642680/qc-council-approves-pro-lgbt-ordinance |work=INQUIRER.net |date=5 October 2014 |language=en}}</ref> and Davao City;<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/324189/davao-council-bans-discrimination-vs-gays-minority-differently-abled|title=Davao council bans discrimination vs gays, minority, differently abled|first=Ayan C. |last=Mellejor|date=December 14, 2012|website=inquirer.net}}</ref><br> Nationwide anti-bullying law for basic education students.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ong |first1=Ghio |last2=Flores |first2=Helen |title=LGBT sector lauds provision of Anti-Bullying Act |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/12/24/1271564/lgbt-sector-lauds-provision-anti-bullying-act |access-date=31 October 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=24 December 2013}}</ref> |<!--Anti-discrimination-->] '''Yes'''/] '''No''' Bans some anti-gay discrimination in certain cities and provinces,<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/114533-pemberton-ruling-jennifer-laude|title=Pemberton guilty of homicide in Jennifer Laude case|publisher=Rappler|access-date=1 December 2015}}</ref> including the City of Manila,<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||last1=Luna |first1=Franco |title=Manila signs ordinance prohibiting gender discrimination |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/10/29/2053195/manila-signs-ordinance-prohibiting-gender-discrimination |access-date=25 June 2022 |work=Philstar.com}}</ref>Cebu City,<ref name=www.sunstar.com.ph>{{#invoke:Cite web||title=Passage of Cebu's anti-discrimination law lauded|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/10/18/passage-cebus-anti-discrimination-law-lauded-248601|work=Local News|publisher=Sun Star Publishing, Inc.|access-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021023521/http://www.sunstar.com.ph:80/breaking-news/2012/10/18/passage-cebus-anti-discrimination-law-lauded-248601|archive-date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> Quezon City,<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||last1=Gamil |first1=Jaymee T. |title=QC council approves pro-LGBT ordinance |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/642680/qc-council-approves-pro-lgbt-ordinance |work=INQUIRER.net |date=5 October 2014 |language=en}}</ref> and Davao City;<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/324189/davao-council-bans-discrimination-vs-gays-minority-differently-abled|title=Davao council bans discrimination vs gays, minority, differently abled|first=Ayan C. |last=Mellejor|date=December 14, 2012|website=inquirer.net}}</ref><br> Nationwide anti-bullying law for basic education students.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ong |first1=Ghio |last2=Flores |first2=Helen |title=LGBT sector lauds provision of Anti-Bullying Act |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/12/24/1271564/lgbt-sector-lauds-provision-anti-bullying-act |access-date=31 October 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=24 December 2013}}</ref>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Generally impossible to change legal gender. However in '']'', allowed an intersex man to change his legal gender from female to male. |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No''' Generally impossible to change legal gender. However in '']'', allowed an intersex man to change his legal gender from female to male.
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|{{Flag icon|Singapore}} ] |{{Flag icon|Singapore}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 2022 |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 2022
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] Ambiguous, a gay Singaporean man with a male partner in 2018 won an appeal in court to adopt a child that he fathered through a surrogate.<ref name="BBCSuro">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46588830|title=Gay Singaporean man wins landmark appeal to adopt surrogate child|last=Tan|first=Yvette|date=17 December 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=18 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217180229/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46588830|archive-date=17 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> |<!--Adoption-->Ambiguous, a gay Singaporean man with a male partner in 2018 won an appeal in court to adopt a child that he fathered through a surrogate.<ref name="BBCSuro">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46588830|title=Gay Singaporean man wins landmark appeal to adopt surrogate child|last=Tan|first=Yvette|date=17 December 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=18 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217180229/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46588830|archive-date=17 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|<!--Military--> ] |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes'''
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Protections against anti-gay discrimination, harassment and violence<ref name="today new leg">{{#invoke:Cite news||url= https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/new-legislation-protects-lgbtq-community-religiously-motivated-violence-law-same-all |title=New legislation protects LGBTQ community from religiously motivated violence but law is 'same for all' |first=Navene |last=Elangovan |work=Today |location=Singapore |date=14 October 2019 |access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref> |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Protections against anti-gay discrimination, harassment and violence<ref name="today new leg">{{#invoke:Cite news||url= https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/new-legislation-protects-lgbtq-community-religiously-motivated-violence-law-same-all |title=New legislation protects LGBTQ community from religiously motivated violence but law is 'same for all' |first=Navene |last=Elangovan |work=Today |location=Singapore |date=14 October 2019 |access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after ] |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after ]
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|{{Flag icon|Thailand}} ] |{{Flag icon|Thailand}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal since 1956<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal since 1956<br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ]<ref name="ThaiMarriage"/> |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ]<ref name="ThaiMarriage">{{cite web |last1=Browning |first1=Bil |title=Thailand to legalize same-sex marriage |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/12/thailand-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage/ |website=LGBTQ Nation |access-date=13 December 2023}}</ref> |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''Yes''' Pending for 2025<ref name="THapproved">{{cite web |last1=Helen |first1=Regan |last2=Kocha |first2=Olarn |title=‘Monumental step forward’: Thailand to become first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/18/asia/thailand-same-sex-marriage-intl-hnk?Date=20240618&Profile=cnn |website=CNN |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="THlegalize">{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://bk.asia-city.com/city-living/news/love-love-thailands-senate-approves-marriage-equality|title=Love is Love: Thailand’s senate approves Marriage Equality|date=18 June 2024|website=BK Magazine}}</ref><ref name="ThaiMarriage">{{cite web |last1=Browning |first1=Bil |title=Thailand to legalize same-sex marriage |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/12/thailand-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage/ |website=LGBTQ Nation |access-date=13 December 2023}}</ref>
|<!--Adoption--> ] '''Yes''' Pending for 2025<ref name="THapproved"/>
|<!--Adoption--> ]<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://hornet.com/stories/thailand-civil-union/|title=Thailand Could Actually Beat Taiwan to Legalizing Same-Sex Unions and Benefits|first=Hornet|last=Networks|date=July 30, 2018|website=Hornet}}</ref>
|<!--Military--> ] Since 2005 <ref>{{cite web |last1=Valentin |first1=Declercq |title=LGBTQ Rights in Thailand - G.A.M. Legal Alliance |url=https://gam-legalalliance.com/services/family-law/lgbtq-rights-in-thailand/ |website=gam-legalalliance.com |publisher=GAM Legal Alliance |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref> |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes''' Since 2005 <ref>{{cite web |last1=Valentin |first1=Declercq |title=LGBTQ Rights in Thailand - G.A.M. Legal Alliance |url=https://gam-legalalliance.com/services/family-law/lgbtq-rights-in-thailand/ |website=gam-legalalliance.com |publisher=GAM Legal Alliance |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ]<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/1720675/the-right-to-title-change|title=The right to title change|work=]|date=2019-07-29|access-date=2019-12-23}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''No'''<ref name="THlegalize"/><ref>{{#invoke:Cite news||url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/1720675/the-right-to-title-change|title=The right to title change|work=]|date=2019-07-29|access-date=2019-12-23}}</ref>
] Anti-discrimination protections for gender expression.<ref name="huffpo" /> ] '''Yes''' Anti-discrimination protections for gender expression.<ref name="huffpo" />
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|{{Flag icon|Vietnam}} ] |{{Flag icon|Vietnam}} ]
|<!--Legal status--> ] Legal<ref name="ILGA"/><br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/> |<!--Legal status--> ] '''Yes''' Legal<ref name="ILGA"/><br> + UN decl. sign.<ref name="ILGA"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] |<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] |<!--Same-sex marriage--> ] '''No'''
|<!--Adoption--> ] LGBT individuals may adopt, not same-sex couples<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://vnexpress.net/cap-doi-dong-tinh-co-duoc-nhan-con-nuoi-khong-4271148.html|title=Cặp đôi đồng tính có được nhận con nuôi không?|publisher=VnExpress|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref> |<!--Adoption--> ] '''No''' LGBT individuals may adopt, not same-sex couples<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://vnexpress.net/cap-doi-dong-tinh-co-duoc-nhan-con-nuoi-khong-4271148.html|title=Cặp đôi đồng tính có được nhận con nuôi không?|publisher=VnExpress|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>
|<!--Military--> ] Irrespective of one's sexual orientation |<!--Military--> ] '''Yes''' Irrespective of one's sexual orientation
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] Bans some anti-gay discrimination |<!--Anti-discrimination--> ] '''Yes''' Bans some anti-gay discrimination
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] Gender changes recognized and officially practised since 2017<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://thanhnien.vn/thoi-su/nguoi-viet-chinh-thuc-duoc-quyen-chuyen-doi-gioi-tinh-637943.html |title= Sex-change officially legalized for the Vietnamese people|website= thanhnien.vn|date= 2015-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.baogiaothong.vn/anh-cong-dong-nguoi-chuyen-gioi-vo-oa-trong-ngay-lich-su-d128926.html|title=Ảnh: Cộng đồng người chuyển giới vỡ òa trong ngày lịch sử - Báo Giao thông|first=Báo Giao|last=Thông}}</ref> |<!--Gender identity/expression--> ] '''Yes''' Gender changes recognized and officially practised since 2017<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://thanhnien.vn/thoi-su/nguoi-viet-chinh-thuc-duoc-quyen-chuyen-doi-gioi-tinh-637943.html |title= Sex-change officially legalized for the Vietnamese people|website= thanhnien.vn|date= 2015-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=http://www.baogiaothong.vn/anh-cong-dong-nguoi-chuyen-gioi-vo-oa-trong-ngay-lich-su-d128926.html|title=Ảnh: Cộng đồng người chuyển giới vỡ òa trong ngày lịch sử - Báo Giao thông|first=Báo Giao|last=Thông}}</ref>
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North Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Russia Russia Yes Yes Fully legal since 1993
No No Illegal de facto in Chechnya, where homosexuals are abducted and sent to concentration camps based on their perceived sexual orientation. 		No No No No Constitutional ban since 2020 No No Yes Yes No No No No Gender change has not been legal since 2023

Central Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Yes Yes Legal since 1998 No No No No No No Yes Yes Since 2022 No No Yes Yes
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Yes Yes Legal since 1998 No No No No Constitutional ban since 2016 No No Un­known No No Yes Yes Requires sex reassignment surgery
Tajikistan Tajikistan Yes Yes Legal since 1998 No No No No No No Un­known No No Yes Yes Requires sex reassignment surgery
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan No No Male illegal since 1927
Penalty: up to 2 years imprisonment.
Yes Yes Female always legal 		No No No No No No No No No No No No
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan No No Male illegal since 1926
Penalty: up to 3 years imprisonment.
Yes Yes Female always legal 		No No No No No No No No No No No No

West Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Abkhazia Abkhazia
(Disputed territory) 		Yes Yes Legal No No No No No No Un­known No No Un­known
Akrotiri and Dhekelia Akrotiri and Dhekelia
(Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) 		Yes Yes Legal since 2000
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Yes Civil partnerships since 2005 Yes Yes Legal since 2014 Un­known Yes Yes UK responsible for defence Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Un­known
Armenia Armenia Yes Yes Legal since 2003
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No No No Constitutional ban since 2015 No No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples. No No No No No No
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Yes Yes Legal since 2000 No No No No No No No No No No No No
Bahrain Bahrain Yes Yes Legal since 1976 No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery.
Cyprus Cyprus Yes Yes Legal since 1998
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Yes Civil cohabitation since 2015 No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes Yes Forbids some discrimination based on gender identity.
No No Gender change is not legal.
Egypt Egypt Yes Yes/ No No Ambiguous. Male de jure legal, but de facto illegal since 2000
Penalty: Up to 17 years imprisonment with or without hard labour and with or without fines under broadly-written morality laws. 		No No No No No No No No No No No No
Georgia (country) Georgia Yes Yes Legal since 2000
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No No No Constitutional ban since 2018 No No Un­known Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination Yes Yes Requires sterilization and sex reassignment surgery for change
Iran Iran No No No Illegal
Penalty: 74 lashes for immature men and death penalty for mature men (although there are documented cases of minors executed because of their sexual orientation). For women, 100 lashes for women of mature sound mind and if consenting. Death penalty offense after fourth conviction. 		No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Legal gender recognition legal if accompanied by a medical intervention
Iraq Iraq No No Re-criminalized in 2024. Penalty: Prison sentence between 10 and 15 years. No No No No No No No No No No No No
Israel Israel Yes Yes Legal since 1963 (de facto), 1988 (de jure)
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Yes Unregistered cohabitation since 1994. No No/Yes Yes Foreign same-sex marriages are recognized and recorded in the population registry No No Permitted by law since 2008, but in practice not possible in nearly every case Yes Yes Since 1993; Includes transgender people Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination No No Almost full recognition of gender's ID without a surgery or medical intervention (Excluding changing gender and name in birth certificate) ; equal employment opportunity law bars discrimination based on gender identity
Jordan Jordan Yes Yes Legal No No No No No No Un­known No No Yes Yes Allowed since 2014
Kuwait Kuwait
  • No No Male illegal
  • Penalty: Fines or up to 6-year prison sentence.
  • Yes Yes Female always legal
 No No No No No No No No No No No No
Lebanon Lebanon Yes Yes / No No Ambiguous. 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. However, a 2017 court ruling claims that it is legal, but the law against it is still in place.
Penalty: Up to 1 year imprisonment (unenforced). 		No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Legal gender change allowed, but sex reassignment surgery required
Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus
(Disputed territory) 		Yes Yes Legal since 2014 No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination Yes Yes Legal, requires surgery for change
Oman Oman No No Illegal
Penalty: Fines and prison sentence up to 3 years (only enforced when dealing with "public scandal"). 		No No No No No No No No No No No No Laws against forms of gender expression.
Palestine Palestine
 West Bank:
Yes Yes Legal
Gaza:
No consensus on legal applicability of British 1936 Sexual offences provisions to homosexual conduct 		West Bank:
No No
Gaza:
No No
 No No No No Un­known No No No No
Qatar Qatar No No No Illegal
Penalty: Fines, up to 7 years imprisonment Death penalty for Muslims. 		No No No No No No No No No No No No
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia No No No No No No No No No No No No Laws against forms of gender expression.
South Ossetia South Ossetia
(Disputed territory) 		Yes Yes Legal No No No No No No Un­known No No Un­known
Syria No No No No No official military
Turkey Turkey Yes Yes Legal since 1858 No No No No No No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples. No No No No Yes Yes Requires sterilisation and sex reassignment surgery for change
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
  • No No Illegal (unenforced): Prosecution only on complaint of husband or (male) legal guardian
  • Penalty: Max – no upper limit, sentence at courts' discretion
  • Min. – 6 months' imprisonment
 No No No No No No No No No No No No Sex reassignment surgery severely restricted to limited circumstances (mainly physical intersex traits), highly regulated by the state. Laws used against forms of gender expression.
Yemen Yemen No No No Illegal (codified in 1994)
Penalty: Unmarried men punished with 100 lashes of the whip or a maximum of one year of imprisonment, stoning for adultery is not enforced. Women punished up to three years of imprisonment. 		No No No No No No 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 LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Afghanistan Afghanistan No No No Illegal
Penalty: Death penalty 		No No No No No No No No No No No No
Bangladesh Bangladesh No No Illegal since 1862
Penalty: 10 years to life imprisonment (Occasionally enforced). 		No No No No No No No No No No A third gender option (hijra) besides male and female is available for a certain sect of third genders
Bhutan Bhutan Yes Yes Legal since 2021 No No No No No No No No No No No No
British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory
(Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) 		Yes Yes Legal since 2001
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Yes Civil partnerships since 2005 Yes Yes Legal since 2014 Un­known Yes Yes UK responsible for defense Un­known Un­known
India India Yes Yes Legal since 2018 No No/Yes Yes symboic live-In relationships exist No No No No No No Yes Yes/ No No Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity prohibited by court decision. No nationwide law. Yes Yes A third gender option (hijra) besides male and female is available; transgender people have a constitutional right to change gender, only after medical/surgical intervention
Maldives Maldives No No Illegal (codified in 2014)
Penalty: Up to 8 years imprisonment, house arrest, lashings and fines. (unenforced) LGBTQ welcomed in tourist islands 		No No No No No No No No No No No No
Nepal Nepal Yes Yes Legal since 2007
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No No No No No Yes Yes Since 2007 Yes Yes/No No Limited protection since 2015 No No Change to third gender "O" legal since 2007, unable to change to male or female
Pakistan Pakistan No No Illegal since 1862
Penalty: 2 years to life sentence (Occasionally enforced). 		No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Transphobia illegal

No No Homophobia/biphobia is not illegal

Yes Yes Right to change gender; transgender and intersex citizens have legal protections from all discrimination and harassment
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka No No Illegal since 1885
Penalty: Up to 10 years imprisonment with fines. (Ruled unenforcable by the Supreme Court) Legalization proposed 		No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender without surgery

East Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
China China Yes Yes Legal since 1997 No No/Yes Yes "Legal guardianship" since 2017 No No No No Yes Yes can openly serve
No No open displays of affection 		YesYes Court has in some cases protected LGBT workers from employment discrimination.
No No protection codified in law 		Yes Yes

legal gender change possible since 2002.

Since 2022, legal gender change allowed with only partial sex reassignment surgery. Difficulty remains to change gender information on diplomas and degrees.

Hong Kong Hong Kong Yes Yes Legal since 1991 No No/Yes Yes Same-sex marriages registered overseas for government benefits and taxation, and limited recognition of local cohabiting partners No No No No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples The central government of China is responsible for the defense of Hong Kong. Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination (government discrimination only) Yes Yes Following a legal decision, may change gender marker after partial sex reassignment surgery.
Japan Japan Yes Yes Legal since 1882
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No * Symbolic recognition in some jurisdictions. No No Proposed in 2023 No No Yes Yes The Japan Self-Defense Forces allow gay people to enlist. No No nationwide protections
Yes Yes some cities ban some anti-gay discrimination 		Yes Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery
Macau Macau Yes Yes Legal since 1996 No No No No No No The central government of China is responsible for the defence of Macau. Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Un­known
Mongolia Mongolia Yes Yes Legal since 1993
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No No No Constitutional ban since 1992 No No Un­known Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender but only after sex reassignment surgery
North Korea North Korea Yes Yes / No No Ambiguous, punishable through Articles 193 and 262 regarding obscenity and decency laws.
Penalty: Unknown 		No No No No No No Yes Yes can serve with 10-year celibacy required for all soldiers.
No No open displays of LGBT attitudes. 		No No No No
South Korea South Korea Yes Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No No No Proposed in 2023 No No No No Yes Yes/No No Protection from discrimination varies by jurisdiction in some areas, including Seoul Yes Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender but usually requires sex reassignment surgery
Taiwan Taiwan Yes Yes Legal Legal since 2019 Yes Yes Stepchild adoption since 2019
Yes Yes Joint adoption legal since 2023 		Yes Yes Yes Yes Constitutionally bans all anti-gay discrimination from government; several laws banning anti-gay discrimination regarding education and employment. Yes Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery.

Southeast Asia

LGBT rights in Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Aceh Aceh (autonomous territory of Indonesia) No No Illegal
Penalty: 100 strokes of the cane or 8 years in prison 		No No No No No No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples No No The central government of Indonesia is responsible for the defense of Aceh. Yes Yes Follows the law of the central Indonesian government. Yes Yes Follows the law of the central Indonesian government.
Brunei Brunei No No No Illegal since 1908
Penalty: Death by stoning (in abeyance), 1 year imprisonment and 100 lashes for men. Caning and 10 years prison for women. 		No No No No No No No No No No Laws prohibit forms of gender expression.
Cambodia Cambodia Yes Yes Legal No No/Yes Yes Partnerships recognized in certain cities No No Constitutional ban since 1993 No No Un­known No No No No
East Timor East Timor Yes Yes Legal since 1975
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No No No Yes Yes LGBT individuals may adopt
but same-sex couples can not adopt 		Un­known Yes Yes Bans some anti gay discrimination, Hate crime protections since 2009. Un­known
Indonesia Indonesia Yes Yes Legal (except in Aceh) No No No No No No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples No No Not explicitly prohibited by Law (de jure), Illegal (de facto) Yes Yes Limited protection following legal process by the authorities. Yes Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery.
Laos Laos Yes Yes Legal No No No No No No Un­known No No Un­known
Malaysia Malaysia No No Illegal since 1871
Penalty: fines, prison sentence (2–20 years), or whippings. 		No No No No No No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples No No No No No No Generally impossible to change gender. However, a 2016 court ruling recognizes gender changes as fundamental constitutional rights Forms of gender expression are criminalized.
Myanmar Myanmar No No Illegal since 1886
Penalty: Up to 20 years in prison (unenforced). 		No No No No No No No No No No No No
Philippines Philippines Yes Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No (Pending) No No (Pending) No No LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couples Yes Yes Since 2009 Yes Yes/No No Bans some anti-gay discrimination in certain cities and provinces, including the City of Manila,Cebu City, Quezon City, and Davao City;
Nationwide anti-bullying law for basic education students. 		No No Generally impossible to change legal gender. However in Cagandahan vs Philippines, allowed an intersex man to change his legal gender from female to male.
Singapore Singapore Yes Yes Legal since 2022 No No No No Ambiguous, a gay Singaporean man with a male partner in 2018 won an appeal in court to adopt a child that he fathered through a surrogate. Yes Yes Yes Yes Protections against anti-gay discrimination, harassment and violence Yes Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery
Thailand Thailand Yes Yes Legal since 1956
+ UN decl. sign. 		No Yes Yes Pending for 2025 Yes Yes Pending for 2025 Yes Yes Since 2005 Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination No No

Yes Yes Anti-discrimination protections for gender expression.

Vietnam Vietnam Yes Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No No No No No LGBT individuals may adopt, not same-sex couples Yes Yes Irrespective of one's sexual orientation Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes Yes Gender changes recognized and officially practised since 2017

Notes

  1. In Taiwan, gender change is not explicitly stated in any law; instead it is permitted by an executive order published by the Ministry of the Interior, which dictates that sex reassignment surgeries are required before gender change. In 2021 a judgement by the Taipei High Administrative Court ruled that the executive order above was unconstitutional and therefore the defendant (district household registration office) must allow the plaintiff to change their gender. The judgement was finalized since the defendant did not appeal. However, since rulings in Taiwan are generally not precedential, said judgement only applies to the plaintiff and does not bind other cases nor the executive branch.
  2. Except for the settlements Marawi and M'lang.

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