Kazakhstan

Demographics

Estimated Total Population:

18.28 million

World Bank, 2018

Estimated SGM Population:

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Estimated Total SGM Adult Population:

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Estimated % of SGM Adults (18+):

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Kazakhstan is one of the more progressive Central Asian countries, but members of the LGBTQIA+ community report regular instances of discrimination (Fershtey, 2019). There is little information about sexual and gender minorities in Kazakhstan. This is likely due to the unaccepting culture of LGBTQIA+ communities in the country. There have been sodomy laws in the country for 63 years, and although those were abolished in 1997, its existence left lingering feelings of homophobia (Buelow, 2012).

Kazakhstan's Laws and Policies from ILGA World Report (2019)

RECOGNITION
Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
No
Civil Unions
No
Joint Adoption
No
Second Parent Adoption
No
PROTECTION
Employment Nondiscrimination Laws
No
Broad Protections
No
Criminalization of Violence
No
Ban of Conversion Therapy
No
CRIMINALIZATION
Consensual Same-Sex Acts are Legal?
Yes
Gender
Does Not Apply
Max Penalty (Yrs in Prison)
Does Not Apply

Selected Published Studies, Reports, and Other Documents

Buelow, S. (2012). Locating Kazakhstan: The role of LGBT voices in the Asia/Europe debate.lambda nordica, 17(4), 99-125. http://lambdanordica.org/index.php/lambdanordica/article/download/362/345

Fershtey, A., & Sharifzoda, K. (2019, Jan 29). Life in the closet: The LGBT community in central asia. The Diplomat, Retrieved from https://login.proxy.lib.duke.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/2172189223?accountid=10598

For Kazakhstan's LGBT community, A struggle for recognition and rights (2015).Washington, D.C.: NPR. Retrieved from https://login.proxy.lib.duke.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/2030417438?accountid=10598

Kazakhstan: LGBT community living in fear. (2015, Jul 23).Targeted News Service Retrieved from https://login.proxy.lib.duke.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/1698567261?accountid=10598

Tatkeyeva, Z. (2018).THE CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER ROLES PERCEPTIONS AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN KAZAKHSTAN(Doctoral dissertation, Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities). https://nur.nu.edu.kz/bitstream/handle/123456789/3926/Tatkeyeva%20Thesis%20NUR.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y