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====Central Asia====
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{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! width="12.5%"| LGBT rights in:
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex sexual activity
! width="12.5%"| Recognition of relationships
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex marriage
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex adoption
! width="12.5%"| Allows gays to serve openly in military?
! width="12.5%"| Anti-discrimination <small>(Sexual orientation)</small>
! width="12.5%"| Laws concerning gender identity/expression
|-
|{{Flag icon|Kazakhstan}} [[LGBT rights in Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1998<ref name="ILGA 2013"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Kazakhstan Says No to Gays in Military|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/65533|accessdate=1 July 2012|newspaper=Eurasianet|date=13 June 2013}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Kyrgyzstan}} [[LGBT rights in Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1998<ref name="ILGA 2013"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Tajikistan}} [[LGBT rights in Tajikistan|Tajikistan]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1998<ref name="ILGA 2013"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Turkmenistan}} [[LGBT rights in Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal <br> (Penalty: up to 2 year prison sentence)<br>[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female legal<ref name="ILGA 2013"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Uzbekistan}} [[LGBT rights in Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal <br> (Penalty: up to 3 year prison sentence)<br>[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female legal<ref name="ILGA 2013"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|}

====Western Asia====
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{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! width="12.5%"| LGBT rights in:
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex sexual activity
! width="12.5%"| Recognition of relationships
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex marriage
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex adoption
! width="12.5%"| Allows gays to serve openly in military?
! width="12.5%"| Anti-discrimination <small>(Sexual orientation)</small>
! width="12.5%"| Laws concerning gender identity/expression
|-
|{{Flag icon|Bahrain}} [[LGBT rights in Bahrain|Bahrain]]
|<!--Legal status-->  [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1976<ref name="ILGA 2013">[http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf State-sponsored Homophobia A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults]</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression-->[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Iraq}} [[LGBT rights in Iraq|Iraq]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2003
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Israel}} [[LGBT rights in Israel|Israel]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since <br> 1963 ''de facto''<br> 1988 ''de jure''<ref>[http://bama.ua.edu/~safezone/timeline.pdf LGBTQ Timeline]</ref> <br> + UN decl. sign.
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Unregistered cohabitation in Israel|Unregistered cohabitation]] 
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Cannot be performed in the country, but [[Same-sex marriage in Israel|foreign same-sex marriages are recognised]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]]/[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] step adoptions prohibited<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1070061.html Gay couple wins right to adopt foster son]</ref>
|<!--Military--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans some anti-gay discrimination <ref>{{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 | accessdate=2013-05-09 | language=Hebrew}}</ref><ref>{{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 | accessdate=2013-05-09 | language=Hebrew}}</ref>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]]{{citation needed|date=November 2011}}
|-
|{{Flag icon|Jordan}} [[LGBT rights in Jordan|Jordan]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1951
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Kuwait}} [[LGBT rights in Kuwait|Kuwait]]
|<!--Legal status-->  [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal <br> (Penalty: Fines or up to 6 year prison sentence)<br>[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female legal<ref>[http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/KUWAIT/Law Kuwait Law]</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression-->[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Lebanon}} [[LGBT rights in Lebanon|Lebanon]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:x mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal <br> (Penalty: Up to 6 months in prison)
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression-->[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Oman}} [[LGBT rights in Oman|Oman]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal <br> (Penalty: fines, prison sentence up to 3 years; however, only enforced when dealing with "public scandal")
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression-->[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Palestine}} [[LGBT rights in Palestine|Palestinian territories <br> (Gaza)]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal <br> (Penalty: up to 10 year prison sentence) <br> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female legal
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Palestine}} [[LGBT rights in Palestine|Palestinian territories <br> (West Bank)]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1951<ref name="ILGA 2013"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] 

|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]]{{cn|date=November 2013}}
|<!--Military-->  [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression-->  [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Qatar}} [[LGBT rights in Qatar|Qatar]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal <br> (Penalty: fines, prison sentence up to 5 years) <br> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female legal
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Saudi Arabia}} [[LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal <br> (Penalty: death or life imprisonment)
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Syria}} [[LGBT rights in Syria|Syria]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal <br> (Penalty: prison sentence up to 3 years)
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|United Arab Emirates}} [[LGBT rights in the United Arab Emirates|United Arab Emirates]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal <br> (Penalty: deportation, fines or prison time)
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Yemen}} [[LGBT rights in Yemen|Yemen]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal <br> (Penalty: Death)
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|}

====South Asia====
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{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! width="12.5%"| LGBT rights in:
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex sexual activity
! width="12.5%"| Recognition of relationships
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex marriage
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex adoption
! width="12.5%"| Allows gays to serve openly in military?
! width="12.5%"| Anti-discrimination <small>(Sexual orientation)</small>
! width="12.5%"| Laws concerning gender identity/expression
|-
|{{Flag icon|Afghanistan}} [[LGBT rights in Afghanistan|Afghanistan]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal <br> (Penalty: Death) 
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Bangladesh}} [[LGBT rights in Bangladesh|Bangladesh]]
|<!--Legal status-->  [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal <br> (Penalty: 10 years to life) 
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Bhutan}} [[LGBT rights in Bhutan|Bhutan]]
|<!--Legal status-->  [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal <br> (Penalty: prison sentence up to 1 year; no cases of penalty actually enforced)
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|India}} [[LGBT rights in India|India]]
|<!--Legal status--> |<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|Yes]] Illegal since 1860<ref>{{cite news|first=J. Venkatesan|title=Homosexuality illegal: SC|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/homosexuality-not-legal-sc/article5446939.ece|accessdate=11 December 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 December 2013}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]No explicit recognition.<ref name="indiaref01">{{Cite web|url=http://www.despardes.com/lifestyle/feb05/lesbian-marriages.htm|title=Lesbian marriages, born of a legal loophole, stir debate in India}}</ref>
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] No explicit recognition.<ref name="indiaref01"/>
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stratpost.com/being-gay-still-a-crime-in-the-military |title=Being gay still a crime in the military |publisher=StratPost |date=2 July 2009 |accessdate=5 September 2010}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] There are no laws to protect from discrimination.
|-
|{{Flag icon|Iran}} [[LGBT rights in Iran|Iran]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal <br> (Penalty: Death)
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> Legal gender recognition in Iran is legal if accompanied by a [[sex reassignment surgery|medical intervention]].<ref>{{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 |accessdate=5 September 2010}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flag icon|Maldives}} [[LGBT rights in the Maldives|Maldives]]
|<!--Legal status-->  [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Up to death<ref name="ILGA 2012">http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/darker-side-of-the-maldives-public-lashings-religious-extremists-and-a-gay-blogger-with-his-throat-slashed-29189177.html 
Darker side of the Maldives: Public lashings, religious extremists and a gay blogger with his throat slashed]</ref>. Shariah law applies. Whippings, house arrest, deportation, and up to 6 years in jail. Vigilante attacks and executions occur.
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Nepal}} [[LGBT rights in Nepal|Nepal]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2007<ref name="ILGA 2013"/> <br> + UN decl. sign.
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Under consideration
|<!--Adoption-->  [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Under consideration
|<!--Military--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]]<!-- http://www.globalequality.org/storage/cfge/documents/dos_report_sogi_references_2008.pdf -->
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Supreme Court ruled discrimination laws apply to homosexuals
|<!--Gender identity/expression-->  [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] "Third gender" cards have been issued since September 2007, legally protected class<ref>{{cite web|title=Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity References|url=http://www.globalequality.org/storage/documents/pdf/dos_report_sogi_references_2008.pdf|work=U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports for 2008|accessdate=30 September 2010}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flag icon|Pakistan}} [[LGBT rights in Pakistan|Pakistan]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]  Illegal <br> (Penalty: 2 years to life sentence)
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] 'Third gender' officially protected from discrimination by [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] in 2010
|-
|{{Flag icon|Sri Lanka}} [[LGBT rights in Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<ref name="ILGA 2013"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|}

====East Asia====
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{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! width="12.5%"| LGBT rights in:
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex sexual activity
! width="12.5%"| Recognition of relationships
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex marriage
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex adoption
! width="12.5%"| Allows gays to serve openly in military?
! width="12.5%"| Anti-discrimination <small>(Sexual orientation)</small>
! width="12.5%"| Laws concerning gender identity/expression
|-
|{{Flag icon|China}} [[Homosexuality in China|China <br> (People's Republic of)]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1997
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
|-
|{{Flag icon|Hong Kong}} [[LGBT rights in Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] <br> <small>([[Special administrative region]] of [[Homosexuality in China|China]])</small>
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1991 <br> (equal age of consent of 16 for both heterosexual and homosexual sex since 2006)
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]] <br> The People's Republic of China is in charge of Hong Kong's defence affairs. Regardless of sexual orientation, military personnel are not recruited from Hong Kong.
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Government employment, goods and services only
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
|-
|{{Flag icon|Japan}} [[LGBT rights in Japan|Japan]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1880 <br> (was illegal from 1872-1880; before that there were no laws forbidding same sex relationships) <br> + UN decl. sign.
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] 
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmcenter.org/press/dadt/releases/asias_silence_on_gays_in_military_broken_by_taiwan |title=Asia's Silence on Gays in Military Broken by Taiwan |publisher=Palm Center |date=15 May 2002 |accessdate=5 September 2010}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] No nationwide protections, but some cities ban some anti-gay discriminations<ref name="ILGA 2013"/>
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender, but only after [[sex reassignment surgery]] and in case that the transsexual has no child under 20 years old
|-
|{{Flag icon|Macau}} [[LGBT rights in Macau|Macau]] <br> <small>([[Special administrative region]] of [[Homosexuality in China|China]])</small>
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1996
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]] <br> The People's Republic of China is in charge of Macau's defence affairs. Regardless of sexual orientation, military personnel are not recruited from Macau.
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|yes]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Mongolia}} [[LGBT rights in Mongolia|Mongolia]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2002<!--cmt out, moving to article The provision outlawing "Satisfaction of sexual desire in unnatural manner" in the previous Penal Code was repealed in 2002, and cannot be used for consensual homosexuality in private anymore. [http://typo3.lsvd.de/fileadmin/pics/Dokumente/Homosexualitaet/With_the_government_in_our_bedrooms_-_November_2006.pdf]. -->
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|North Korea}} [[LGBT rights in North Korea|North Korea]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<ref name="ILGA 2013"/>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]] Unknown although there are heavily obeyed gender roles for both male and female. See [[Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|South Korea}} [[LGBT rights in South Korea|South Korea]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<!-- since ?--> <br> + UN decl. sign.
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Due to conscription, but gays subject to discrimination
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Human Rights Committee Law prohibits discrimination on sexual orientation.
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
|}

====Partially recognised states====
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! width="12.5%"| LGBT rights in:
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex sexual activity
! width="12.5%"| Recognition of same-sex relationships
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex marriage
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex adoption
! width="12.5%"| Allows gays to serve openly in military?
! width="12.5%"| Anti-discrimination <small>(sexual orientation)</small>
! width="12.5%"| Laws concerning gender identity/expression
|-
|{{Flag icon|Taiwan}} [[LGBT rights in Taiwan|Taiwan <br> (China, Republic of)]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] (Pending law allows civil unions or same-sex marriage)
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Due to military draft
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''some''' anti-gay discrimination (in work and education)
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender, but only after [[sex reassignment surgery]]
|}

====Southeast Asia====
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{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! width="12.5%"| LGBT rights in:
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex sexual activity
! width="12.5%"| Recognition of relationships
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex marriage
! width="12.5%"| Same-sex adoption
! width="12.5%"| Allows gays to serve openly in military?
! width="12.5%"| Anti-discrimination <small>(Sexual orientation)</small>
! width="12.5%"| Laws concerning gender identity/expression
|-
|{{Flag icon|Brunei}} [[LGBT rights in Brunei|Brunei]]
|<!--Legal status-->  [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal <br> (Penalty: fine or prison sentence up to 10 years)
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships-->[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination-->[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Burma}} [[LGBT rights in Burma|Burma]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal <br> (Penalty: up to life sentence)<!--cmt out, moving to articleOne of the largest democracy activist organisations in exile has voted to decriminalise same-sex relations. See [http://www.xtra.ca/public/viewstory.aspx?AFF_TYPE=2&STORY_ID=1972&PUB_TEMPLATE_ID=2].-->
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Cambodia}} [[LGBT rights in Cambodia|Cambodia]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<!-- since ?-->
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Technically prohibited, though there has been at least one recorded case of a legally registered and recognized same-sex marriage
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]{{cn|date=November 2013}}
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|East Timor}} [[LGBT rights in East Timor|East Timor]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1975 <br> + UN decl. sign.
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Indonesia}} [[LGBT rights in Indonesia|Indonesia]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<ref>{{cite book|title=Rough Guide to South East Asia: Third Edition|page=74|url=http://www.roughguides.com/|publisher=Rough Guides Ltd|ISBN=1843534371|date=August 2005}}</ref> <br> except for [[Muslims]] in [[Aceh Province]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/SE%2BAsia/Story/STIStory_429633.html|title=Aceh passes stoning law|publisher=[[The Straits Times]]|date=14 September 2009|accessdate=22 December 2009}}</ref>
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.detik.com/read/2013/11/16/161142/2414918/10/pecat-serda-snf-pengadilan-homoseks-ancaman-pembinaan-kekuataan-tni|title=Sacking Sergeant SNF, Court: Homosex a Threat to Army|publisher=''Detik''|date=16 November 2013|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref>
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Laos}} [[LGBT rights in Laos|Laos]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<!-- since ?--> <!--cmt out, moving to article--<small> The penal code: [http://www.apwld.org/pdf/lao_penalcode1989.pdf], [http://typo3.lsvd.de/fileadmin/pics/Dokumente/Homosexualitaet/World_legal_wrap_up_survey._November2006.pdf]</small> -->
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Malaysia}} [[LGBT rights in Malaysia|Malaysia]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal <br> (Penalty: fines, prison sentence (2-20 years), or whippings)
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination-->[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Philippines}} [[LGBT rights in the Philippines|Philippines]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<ref name = "Gay Pilipinas">{{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 |accessdate=5 September 2010}}</ref> <br> except for [[Muslims]] in [[Marawi City]]
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]<ref name = "Gay Pilipinas" />
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No (However, Metropolitan Community Church conducts same-sex Marriage, the New People's Army of the Philippines conducted the country’s first same-sex marriage in 2005 , some other Pagan Churches also conduct same-sex marriage.]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military-->[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|No]] Since 2009
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] No national protections, but Cebu<ref name=www.sunstar.com.ph>{{cite web|last=PNA|first=PNA|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.|accessdate=23 October 2012}}</ref>, Quezon City and Albay have anti-discrimination ordinances<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/super/super/view/20091121-237468/Gay-Filipinos-and-Rainbow |title=Gay Filipinos and Rainbow - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos |publisher=Lifestyle.inquirer.net |date=21 November 2009 |accessdate=5 September 2010}}</ref> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] National bill pending but still not made into law
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Singapore}} [[LGBT rights in Singapore|Singapore]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal <br> (Penalty: up to 2 years prison sentence; no plan to repeal 377A and not enforced since 1999)
[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female legal
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Due to conscription, but gays are not allowed to go to command school or serve in sensitive units.
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
|-
|{{Flag icon|Thailand}} [[LGBT rights in Thailand|Thailand]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1956
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] proposed on 2013
|<!--Same-sex marriage--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 2005
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] 
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|-
|{{Flag icon|Vietnam}} [[LGBT rights in Vietnam|Vietnam]]
|<!--Legal status--> [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal <br> (no laws against homosexuality have ever existed)
|<!--Recognition of same-sex relationships--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] (Proposed)
|<!--Same-sex marriage-->[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] (Proposed for 2014)<ref>[http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/vietnam-government-consults-same-sex-marriage200612 Vietnam government consults on same-sex marriage]</ref>
|<!--Adoption--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Military--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|<!--Anti-discrimination--> [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]
|<!--Gender identity/expression--> [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]
|}
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