LGBT rights in Turkmenistan
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Turkmenistan face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Male homosexuality is illegal in Turkmenistan and is punished by imprisonment for a term of up to two years.
Turkmenistan is one of just two post-Soviet states in which male homosexual activity remains criminalised, along with Uzbekistan.Criminal Code of 1997
Chapter 18: Crimes against morality
Section 135: Homosexual acts
" Homosexual acts, i.e. sexual intercourse between men, shall be punished with a term of imprisonment of up to two years."
