Compare LGBT Rights in Uzbekistan & Zambia

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
Since 2005
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
6% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
4% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
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