Legal gender recognition legal if accompanied by a medical intervention Death penalty offense after fourth conviction. 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. Sex change surgeries allowed since 2014, but no legal recognition. Requires sterilisation and sex reassignment surgery for change Illegal in practice in Chechnya, where homosexuals are abducted and sent to concentration camps based on their perceived sexual orientation.įurther information: Gay concentration camps in ChechnyaĬonstitutional ban since July 2020 Requires sex reassignment surgery, sterilization, hormone therapy and medical examinations īans all anti-gay discrimination Requires sterilization and sex reassignment surgery for change Right to change legal gender proposed.Ĭonstitutional ban passed but yet to take effect Gender identity and expression is protected from discrimination. ( Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) LGB people allowed to serve openly in military? Torture, beatings and vigilante executions are also common. Penalty: up to 3 years imprisonment with fines. Penalty: Long imprisonment or death penalty (No known cases of death sentences have been handed out for same-sex sexual activity after the end of Taliban rule from 1996-2001). Laws concerning gender identity/expression LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military?Īnti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Information on making articles more accessible can be found at WikiProject Accessibility. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. This section's accessibility is in question. The top reasons cited for diminishing openness was anti-LGBT advocacy by religious institutions. Meanwhile, 36% said coverage of LGBT issues in mainstream media was a major factor. Of those reporting an improving climate for LGBT people, 38% cited a change in policies or laws. Furthermore, three-quarters of those surveyed reported a more open climate for LGBT rights compared to three years ago. In 2019, a survey by The Economist found 45% of respondents in the Asia-Pacific believed that same-sex marriage is inevitable in the region, while 31% of respondents disagreed. In 2016, during an African-led coalition to dislodge the recently established UN expert on LGBT issues, the majority of Asian nations backed to retain the role of the UN LGBT expert, with mostly Muslim nations, with the addition of China and Singapore, declaring their opposition. Other Asian parties did not show support or opposition.
State parties who expressed opposition were Afghanistan, Brunei, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, North Korea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Syria, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. Only Armenia, Georgia, Cyprus, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Nepal, Thailand, East Timor China, Vietnam, Philippines, Taiwan, India and Cambodia expressed their support. In a 2011 UN General Assembly declaration for LGBT rights, state parties were given a chance to express their support or opposition on the topic.
Historical discrimination towards homosexuality in much of the region includes when Genghis Khan banned homosexual acts in the Mongol Empire and made them punishable by death. As of 2021, only Taiwan, the British Overseas Territories of Akrotiri and Dhekelia the British Indian Ocean Territory, and certain cities in Israel have legalized same-sex marriage. Egalitarian relationships modeled on the Western pattern have become more frequent, though they remain rare. In addition, LGBT people also face extrajudicial executions from non-state actors such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Chechnya homosexual activity is punished with the death penalty. While at least eight countries have enacted protections for LGBT people, only Israel, Cyprus and Taiwan provide a wider range of LGBT rights – including same-sex relationship recognition. Same-sex sexual activity is outlawed in at least twenty Asian countries. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) rights in Asia are limited in comparison to many other areas of the world.