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Gay Life in Tajikstan

Introduction Both male and female same-sex sexual activities are legal in Tajikistan since 1998. The age of consent is 17.  But police are are reticent to address hate crimes, including the murder of a gay man in Dushanbe in 2011. Police have also been known to blackmail closeted individuals by threatening to expose them. Enclose