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Central Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Yes Legal since 1998[1] No No No[2] No No
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Yes Legal since 1998[1] No No No No No
Tajikistan Tajikistan Yes Legal since 1998[1] No No No No No
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan No Male illegal
(Penalty: up to 2 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal[1] 		No No No No No
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan No Male illegal
(Penalty: up to 3 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal[1] 		No No No No No

Western Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Bahrain Bahrain Yes Legal since 1976[1] No No No No No No
Iraq Iraq Yes Legal since 2003 No No No No No No
Israel Israel Yes Legal since
1963 de facto
1988 de jure[3]
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Unregistered cohabitation No Cannot be performed in the country, but foreign same-sex marriages are recognised Yes/No step adoptions prohibited[4] Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination [5][6] Yes[citation needed]
Jordan Jordan Yes Legal since 1951 No No No No
Kuwait Kuwait No Male illegal
(Penalty: Fines or up to 6 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal[7] 		No No No No No No
Lebanon Lebanon No Illegal
(Penalty: Up to 6 months in prison) 		No No No No No No
Oman Oman No Illegal
(Penalty: fines, prison sentence up to 3 years; however, only enforced when dealing with "public scandal") 		No No No No No No
State of Palestine Palestinian territories
(Gaza) 		No Male illegal
(Penalty: up to 10 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal 		No No No No No
State of Palestine Palestinian territories
(West Bank) 		Yes Legal since 1951[1] No No Yes[citation needed] No
Qatar Qatar No Male illegal
(Penalty: fines, prison sentence up to 5 years)
Yes Female legal 		No No No No No No
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia No Illegal
(Penalty: death or life imprisonment) 		No No No No No No
Syria Syria No Illegal
(Penalty: prison sentence up to 3 years) 		No No No No No No
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates No Illegal
(Penalty: deportation, fines or prison time) 		No No No No No No
Yemen Yemen No Illegal
(Penalty: Death) 		No No No No No No

South Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Afghanistan Afghanistan No Illegal
(Penalty: Death) 		No No No No No No
Bangladesh Bangladesh No Illegal
(Penalty: 10 years to life) 		No No No No No No
Bhutan Bhutan No Illegal
(Penalty: prison sentence up to 1 year; no cases of penalty actually enforced) 		No No No No No No
India India Yes Illegal[8] NoNo explicit recognition.[9] No No explicit recognition.[9] No No[10] No No There are no laws to protect from discrimination.
Iran Iran No Illegal
(Penalty: Death) 		No No No No No Legal gender recognition in Iran is legal if accompanied by a medical intervention.[11]
Maldives Maldives No Up to death[12]. Shariah law applies. Whippings, house arrest, deportation, and up to 6 years in jail. Vigilante attacks and executions occur. No No No No [citation needed] No No
Nepal Nepal Yes Legal since 2007[1]
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No Under consideration No Under consideration Yes Yes Supreme Court ruled discrimination laws apply to homosexuals Yes "Third gender" cards have been issued since September 2007, legally protected class[13]
Pakistan Pakistan No Illegal
(Penalty: 2 years to life sentence) 		No No No No No Yes 'Third gender' officially protected from discrimination by Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2010
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka No Illegal[1] No No No No [citation needed] No No

East Asia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
China China
(People's Republic of) 		Yes Legal since 1997 No No No No Yes Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
Hong Kong Hong Kong
(Special administrative region of China) 		Yes Legal since 1991
(equal age of consent of 16 for both heterosexual and homosexual sex since 2006) 		No No No
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. 		No No
Japan Japan Yes Legal since 1880
(was illegal from 1872-1880; before that there were no laws forbidding same sex relationships)
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No No Yes[14] No No nationwide protections, but some cities ban some anti-gay discriminations[1] 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
Macau Macau
(Special administrative region of China) 		Yes Legal since 1996 No No No
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. 		yes
Mongolia Mongolia Yes Legal since 2002 No No No No
North Korea North Korea Yes[1] No No No No No 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
South Korea South Korea Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No No Yes Due to conscription, but gays subject to discrimination No Yes Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender

Partially recognised states

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Taiwan Taiwan
(China, Republic of) 		Yes Legal No No (Pending law allows civil unions or same-sex marriage) No Yes Due to military draft Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination (in work and education) Yes Transsexuals 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 Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Brunei Brunei No Illegal
(Penalty: fine or prison sentence up to 10 years) 		No No No No No No
Myanmar Burma No Illegal
(Penalty: up to life sentence) 		No No No No No No
Cambodia Cambodia Yes Legal No No Technically prohibited, though there has been at least one recorded case of a legally registered and recognized same-sex marriage No[citation needed] No
East Timor East Timor Yes Legal since 1975
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No No No
Indonesia Indonesia Yes Legal[15]
except for Muslims in Aceh Province[16] 		No No No No[17] No
Laos Laos Yes Legal No No No No
Malaysia Malaysia No Illegal
(Penalty: fines, prison sentence (2-20 years), or whippings) 		No No No No No No
Philippines Philippines Yes Legal[18]
except for Muslims in Marawi City 		No[18] No No No Since 2009 Yes No national protections, but Cebu[19], Quezon City and Albay have anti-discrimination ordinances[20] No National bill pending but still not made into law
Singapore Singapore No Male illegal
(Penalty: up to 2 years prison sentence; no plan to repeal 377A and not enforced since 1999)

Yes Female legal

No No No Yes Due to conscription, but gays are not allowed to go to command school or serve in sensitive units. No Yes Transsexuals allowed to change legal gender
Thailand Thailand Yes Legal since 1956 No proposed on 2013 No No Yes Since 2005 Yes No
Vietnam Vietnam Yes Legal
(no laws against homosexuality have ever existed) 		No (Proposed) No (Proposed for 2014)[21] No No

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k State-sponsored Homophobia A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults
  2. ^ "Kazakhstan Says No to Gays in Military". Eurasianet. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. ^ LGBTQ Timeline
  4. ^ Gay couple wins right to adopt foster son
  5. ^ "Law prohibiting discrimination in products, services, and entry to businesses" (in Hebrew). Israeli Economy Ministry. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  6. ^ "El Al vs. Yonatan Danilovich" (in Hebrew). Supreme Court of Israel. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  7. ^ Kuwait Law
  8. ^ "Homosexuality illegal: SC". The Hindu. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  9. ^ a b "Lesbian marriages, born of a legal loophole, stir debate in India".
  10. ^ "Being gay still a crime in the military". StratPost. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  11. ^ "CBC News - Film - Iran's gay plan". Cbc.ca. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  12. ^ 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]
  13. ^ "Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity References" (PDF). U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports for 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  14. ^ "Asia's Silence on Gays in Military Broken by Taiwan". Palm Center. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  15. ^ Rough Guide to South East Asia: Third Edition. Rough Guides Ltd. August 2005. p. 74. ISBN 1843534371.
  16. ^ "Aceh passes stoning law". The Straits Times. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  17. ^ "Sacking Sergeant SNF, Court: Homosex a Threat to Army". Detik. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ a b "Philippines: Congress Approves Anti-Discrimination Bill". Iglhrc.org. 24 January 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  19. ^ PNA, PNA. "Passage of Cebu's anti-discrimination law lauded". Local News. Sun Star Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  20. ^ "Gay Filipinos and Rainbow - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Lifestyle.inquirer.net. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  21. ^ Vietnam government consults on same-sex marriage
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