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LGBT Rights in Uzbekistan

    Homosexuality
    ✖ Male illegal, female legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Not legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    Ambiguous
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    Ambiguous
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Military
    Ambiguous
    Donating Blood
    N/A
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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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. 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.
Sources:
legislationline.org/downloa…
"Age of consent in Asia" -Wikipidea
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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.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Uzbekistan

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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.
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Right to change legal gender in Uzbekistan

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Right to change legal gender in Uzbekistan is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
From soviet law. Missing non binary options on documents.
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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–Sep 6, 2018
No protections
Discrimination is systemic. As well homosexuality is currently illegal.
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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
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LGBT housing discrimination in Uzbekistan

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LGBT housing discrimination in Uzbekistan is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Dec 8, 1992
Ambiguous
Unknown.
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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 ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
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 n/a.

Current status
N/A
No restrictions on donating, however, homosexuality between 2 males is illegal
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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 equal.

Current status
Equal
Set age of 16 years.
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LGBT Rights by Region

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