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LGBT Rights in Uzbekistan

    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Not legal
    Censorship
    ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    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
    ✖ Unequal

Public Opinion

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History

Homosexual activity in Uzbekistan

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Homosexual activity in Uzbekistan is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since Sep 22, 1994
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Article 120 states male homosexuality is punishable by 3 years in prison. Lesbianism illegal under morality law 130, punishable by up to 3 years in jail with hard labor, fines, and deportation
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2017011…//www.legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/1712/file/a45cbf3cc66c17f04420786aa164.htm/preview
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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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legislationline.org/downloa…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Uzbekistan

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Uzbekistan is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
banned not allowed
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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 legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Since Apr 5, 1972
Legal, but requires surgery
the Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala…
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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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 108)
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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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gov.uz/en/constitution/#a1836
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Dec 8, 1992–Jan 6, 1993
No protections
Discrimination is systemic. As well homosexuality is currently illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
globalgayz.com/gay-uzbekist…
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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
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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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...
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor…
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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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_…
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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
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
redcrescent.uz/newse5.html
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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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 328)
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Equal age of consent in Uzbekistan

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Equal age of consent in Uzbekistan is unequal.

Current status
Unequal
illegal completely
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
no sources
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