Samarqand is governed by federal Uzbekistan law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Female equal, male N/A
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Homosexual activity in Samarqand is male illegal, female legal.
Current status
Since Sep 22, 1994
Male illegal, female legal
Article 120 of the penal code states male homosexuality is punishable by 3 years in prison. Female homosexuality is not illegal, but lesbians still face heavy social persecution.
Male illegal, female uncertain
An article under which sodomy was punishable by imprisonment from 5 to 8 years appeared in the Soviet Criminal Code on March 7, 1934 - number 154-a: “Sexual intercourse between a man and a man (sodomy) - imprisonment for a term of three to five years. Sodomy committed with the use of violence or taking advantage of the dependent position of the victim - imprisonment for a term of five to eight years."
Same-sex marriage in Samarqand is banned.
Current status
Banned
Chapter 14 of the Uzbek constitution declares marriage to be based on "traditional family values".
Censorship of LGBT issues in Samarqand is state-enforced.
Current status
State-enforced
In Uzbekistan, there are no known laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. However, given the country's heavy restrictions on freedom of speech and expression, advocacy for LGBT rights may result in criminal prosecution.
In 2021, an activist blogger who called for homosexuality to be decriminalized was sentenced to three years in jail for 'libel and public insult'.
In 2021, an activist blogger who called for homosexuality to be decriminalized was sentenced to three years in jail for 'libel and public insult'.
Right to change legal gender in Samarqand is legal, but requires medical diagnosis.
Current status
Since Sep 1, 1998
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
The Family Code states that "correction of civil status records when changing gender is allowed only upon the conclusion of the health authorities". However, there are many reports of healthcare professionals being unwilling to do so.
Legal, but requires surgery
Under Soviet law, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the regulations were not changed.
Until Apr 4, 1972
Illegal
Legal gender change is impossible
Gender-affirming care in Samarqand is legal.
Current status
Legal
Gender-affirming care is not formally regulated in Uzbekistan however there are a plethora of practical challenges to accessing it mostly stigma and lack of available health professionals.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Samarqand is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
According to the ILGA's Trans Legal Mapping Report, no non-binary options are available.
LGBT discrimination in Samarqand is no protections.
Current status
No protections
In Uzbekistan, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from discrimination.
LGBT employment discrimination in Samarqand is no protections.
Current status
No protections
In Uzbekistan, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from employment discrimination.
LGBT housing discrimination in Samarqand is no protections.
Current status
No protections
In Uzbekistan, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from housing discrimination.
Same-sex adoption in Samarqand is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Intersex infant surgery in Samarqand is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Samarqand is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
It is believed that Uzbekistan does not allow LGBTQIA+ people to serve in the military.
Blood donations by MSMs in Samarqand is legal.
Current status
Legal
There are no known restrictions on men who have sex with men donating blood in Uzbekistan.
Conversion therapy in Samarqand is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There are no regulations on the use of conversion therapy in Uzbekistan, and in prisons, it is reported to be required for men convicted of homosexuality to "keep them from similar repeat offenses".
Equal age of consent in Samarqand is female equal, male n/a.
Current status
Female equal, male N/A
The age of consent is 16 for all legal sex.
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Alternative names: Samarqand, Samarķand, Samarkand, Samarkand