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UNITED STATES

Male to Male relationships: Legal
Punishments for male to male relationships: No law
Female to Female Relationships: Legal
Age of consent: Equal for heterosexuals and homosexuals
Marriage and Substitutes for Marriage: Marriage laws vary in this country depending on area
Is it possible to change your gender on official documents?: Only in some areas
Gay or lesbian able to serve in the armed forces: Yes

Your Views

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Have people in TURKMENISTAN assumed your HIV/AIDS status because of your sexual orientation?
Yes, people think I have AIDS because I am gay (0 %) Yes, the government thinks sexual orientation and HIV or AIDS status is the same (0 %) Yes (0 %) No (0 %)

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Readers Experiences

This is what people are saying about life for LGBTI people in UNITED STATES...
posted for readers on 29/11/2012
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Im gay & my mother doesnt accept it what should i do? she makes fun of me she hits me for being gay. She turned my whole family against me
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Im gay & my mother doesnt accept it what should i do? she makes fun of me she hits me for being gay. She turned my whole family against me
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