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LGBT Rights in Uzbekistan

    Homosexuality
    ✖ Male illegal, female legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Not legal
    Censorship
    ✖ State-enforced
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A

Public Opinion

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History

Homosexual activity in Uzbekistan

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Homosexual activity in Uzbekistan is male illegal, female legal.

Current status
Since Sep 22, 1994
Male illegal, female legal
Article 120 states male homosexuality is punishable by 3 years in prison. Female homosexuality is not illegal, but lesbians still face heavy social persecution.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2017011…//www.legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/1712/file/a45cbf3cc66c17f04420786aa164.htm/preview
database.ilga.org/uzbekistan-lgbti
Added by vviet93  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Same-sex marriage in Uzbekistan

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Same-sex marriage in Uzbekistan is not legal.

Current status
Since Sep 22, 1994
Not legal
As homosexuality is illegal, same sex union is also illegal by default.
Added by vviet93  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Censorship of LGBT Issues in Uzbekistan

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Uzbekistan is state-enforced.

Current status
State-enforced
banned not allowed
Sources:
no sources
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Right to change legal gender in Uzbekistan

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Right to change legal gender in Uzbekistan is illegal.

Current status
Since 1991
Illegal
the Soviet 1972 case of legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery is not applicable to independent Uzbekistan
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Uzbekistan

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Uzbekistan is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
According to the ILGA's Trans Legal Mapping Report, no non-binary options are available.
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LGBT discrimination in Uzbekistan

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LGBT discrimination in Uzbekistan is no protections.

Current status
Since Dec 8, 1992
No protections
The anti-discrimination provision in the constitution does not even mention "and all other reasons", allowing discrimination based on sexual orientations and gender identities altogether.
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Dec 8, 1992–Jan 6, 1993
No protections
Discrimination is systemic. As well homosexuality is currently illegal.
Added by Ausyk  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

LGBT employment discrimination in Uzbekistan

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LGBT employment discrimination in Uzbekistan is no protections.

Current status
Since Dec 8, 1992
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Uzbekistan

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LGBT housing discrimination in Uzbekistan is no protections.

Current status
Since Dec 8, 1992
No protections
Unknown...
Sources:
no sources
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Same-sex adoption in Uzbekistan

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Same-sex adoption in Uzbekistan is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Serving openly in military in Uzbekistan

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Serving openly in military in Uzbekistan is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No discrimination protection. As well homosexuality is currently illegal.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Uzbekistan

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Blood donations by MSMs in Uzbekistan is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
not allowed
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Conversion therapy in Uzbekistan

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Conversion therapy in Uzbekistan is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Uzbekistan.
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Equal age of consent in Uzbekistan

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Equal age of consent in Uzbekistan is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal
Sources:
no sources
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LGBT Rights by Region

View the LGBT laws in each individual region of Uzbekistan.