Kyrgyzstan Parliament Approves Bill Banning Transgender Transition in First Reading

On June 4, 2026, the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan approved a bill in its first reading that effectively bans transgender transition and changing gender markers in documents.

The amendments will affect the Family Code, the law on civil status acts, and the health care law. According to the initiative, a person’s sex will be determined solely by biological characteristics recorded at birth. Changing the gender marker in documents will be strictly prohibited, except to correct a technical error made during initial registration. All medical interventions related to transition, including surgery and hormone therapy, will also be banned. The only exceptions apply to congenital variations in sex development.

Additionally, the bill bans marriage between people of the same “biological sex”.

The document also introduces specific restrictions for minors, prohibiting actions aimed at changing their “gender identity”. Parents would be legally required to raise their children according to their biological sex.

One of the bill’s initiators, deputy Bolot Sagynaev, stated that the law is needed to protect “family values” and public morality. According to him, allowing gender marker changes creates “risks for family law, the military, justice, and sports.”

The bill has not yet become law. It must pass further readings in parliament and then be signed by the president.