Gay group in ashgabat, turkmenistan

GlobalGayz» Asia» Turkmenistan» Gay Life in Turkmenistan Introduction “You will not find any gay bars or clubs in Ashgabat (‘City of Love’), the capital city of Turkmenistan, despite a population of about one million people; homosexuality is illegal in Turkmenistan.” That is the welcoming message to gays from this rural and desolate country on the Caspian Sea in western Asia. The. UK, remember your settings and improve government services. This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.

A year-old gay man in Ashgabat spoke to RFE/RL about his struggles living in a country where homosexuality is a criminal offense and widely condemned by society. Update: On November 6, , at around 11 p. Maksat Garayev asked the editor to tell people and organizations that had expressed their concerns about his son that everything is fine with him. Berlin — A man is feared missing in Turkmenistan after he made his sexual orientation public, Human Rights Watch said today.

Support from international human rights organisations Turkmenistan has no legally approved procedure for medical or legal transition for trans people. In , Kasymberdy Garayev, a cardiologist in Ashgabat, came out publicly as gay in an anonymous article. Immediately after Garayev came out, the national security services started looking for him. Only men are criminalised under this law. A former Soviet Union state, Turkmenistan gained its independence in Although Russia and most former Soviet states opted not to criminalise same-sex sexual activity in their new criminal law regimes of the s, Turkmenistan was one of two which chose to continue criminalising after the Soviet Union dissolved the other being Uzbekistan.

Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) - discover inclusive businesses, services and events around you on Gayther. In Turkmenistan, men who have sex with men continue to be arrested and imprisoned on sodomy charges. Some were able to secure their release. Turkmenistan is one of sixty-nine countries in the world that outlaw consensual sexual intercourse between men.