- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- Ambiguous
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Uzbekistan is male illegal, female legal.
Current status
Since Sep 22, 1994
Since Sep 22, 1994
Male illegal, female legal
Article 120 states male homosexuality is punishable by 3 years in prison. No such rules were known for female homosexuality.The Uzbekistan's court has claimed that Female homosexuality , along with sex between men that aren't anal sex as Legal.
Same-sex marriage in Uzbekistan is not legal.
Current status
Since Sep 22, 1994
Since Sep 22, 1994
Not legal
As homosexuality is illegal, same sex union is also illegal by default.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Uzbekistan is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Uzbekistan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Uzbekistan is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
From soviet law. Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Uzbekistan is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Uzbekistan is no protections.
Current status
Since Dec 8, 1992
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.
LGBT employment discrimination in Uzbekistan is no protections.
Current status
Since Dec 8, 1992
Since Dec 8, 1992
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Uzbekistan is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Dec 8, 1992
Since Dec 8, 1992
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Same-sex adoption in Uzbekistan is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Uzbekistan is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
No discrimination protection. As well homosexuality is currently illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Uzbekistan is legal.
Current status
Legal
No restrictions on donating
Conversion therapy in Uzbekistan is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Uzbekistan is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age of 16 years.
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