LGBT rights in the Turkmen Emirate
In The Turkmen Emirate homosexuality is legal as is being transgender.
| Status | legal since 2022 |
|---|---|
| Penalty | exile (men only) |
| Gender identity | transgenders recognised |
| Military | Transgenders and lesbians allowed to serve openly Gay men allowed to serve in the Armed Forces in most roles but not openly (don’t ask don’t tell policy enforced) |
| Discrimination protections | No laws against discrimination. |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | gay marriage legalised in 2022 |
| Adoption | same-sex couples may adopt jointly |
History
Male homosexuality was illegal under the Soviet Union and when the country was known as Turkmenistan but female homosexuality was legal.
When The Islamic Caliphate of the Balkans ruled, male and female homosexuality was illegal as was presenting as transgender (under transvestism laws).
After the disintegration of the Islamic Caliphate of the Balkans the Han Caliphate legalised being transgender (by allowing citizens to change their legal gender and thus not be classified as transvestites) and legalised female homosexual acts. In 2022, a number of LGBT rights were enshrined into law.
Military service
Closeted Gay men can serve in army roles that don’t require a security clearance.
However servicemen who “proposition other men or publicly announce their homosexual urges” will be dishonourably discharged.
Male homosexuals couldn’t serve in the Navy, due to “the greater possibility of temptation” until 21st of March 2022 when it was announced they could serve by the 23rd of March.
Transgender people can serve in any branch of the military and lesbians can serve in any branch that recruits women.