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anti-gay legislation
![Life in the Closet: The LGBT Community in Central Asia Life in the Closet: The LGBT Community in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-flag-1184117_1280.jpg)
Life in the Closet: The LGBT Community in Central Asia
By Anastassiya Fershtey and Khamza Sharifzoda
Sexual minorities in Central Asia live under significant pressure.
![Kyrgyz Anti-Gay Propaganda Law Moves Forward Kyrgyz Anti-Gay Propaganda Law Moves Forward](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-25_18-46-58.jpg)
Kyrgyz Anti-Gay Propaganda Law Moves Forward
By Catherine Putz
Human rights advocates say the Kyrgyz version has harsher punishments than the Russian law it was based on.
![Kazakhstan Shuts Down Gay Propaganda Law Kazakhstan Shuts Down Gay Propaganda Law](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-27_14-42-29.jpg)
Kazakhstan Shuts Down Gay Propaganda Law
By Catherine Putz
The country's quest to host the 2022 Winter Olympics likely influenced the decision.
![Could the IOC Reverse Kazakhstan’s Anti-Gay Direction? Could the IOC Reverse Kazakhstan’s Anti-Gay Direction?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-23_04-22-26.jpg)
Could the IOC Reverse Kazakhstan’s Anti-Gay Direction?
By Casey Michel
A letter to the International Olympic Committee may be the last best chance to reverse a crackdown on LGBT rights.
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