LGBT rights in Uzbekistan
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Status | Male Illegal |
Penalty | Up to 3 years in jail with forced labor, fines, torture, beatings, vigilante attacks, and vigilante executions.[1] |
Gender identity | No |
Military | No |
Discrimination protections | None |
Family rights | |
Recognition of relationships | No recognition of same-sex unions |
Adoption | No |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/NYC_PRIDE_PARADE_-_UZBEKISTAN%27S_FLAG_-_Uzbek_Queer_and_Proud%21.jpg/220px-NYC_PRIDE_PARADE_-_UZBEKISTAN%27S_FLAG_-_Uzbek_Queer_and_Proud%21.jpg)
Uzbek flag at NYC Pride March; gay Uzbek Americans may openly display their sexuality, but those in Uzbekistan cannot.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Uzbekistan face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Male same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Uzbekistan. Punishment is up to three years in prison with fines. Beatings, torture, vigilante executions and attacks are also common. [2]
Uzbekistan is one of just three post-Soviet states in which male homosexual activity remains criminalised, along with Turkmenistan and the Chechen Republic of Russia.
Legality of same-sex sexual acts[]
Penal Code 1994/95 (revised 2001)
- § 120
"Besoqolbozlik, that is, voluntary sexual intercourse of two male individuals – shall be punished with imprisonment up to three years".[3]
Summary table[]
Same-sex sexual activity legal | ![]()
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Equal age of consent | ![]() ![]() |
Anti-discrimination laws in employment only | ![]() |
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services | ![]() |
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) | ![]() |
Same-sex marriages | ![]() |
Recognition of same-sex couples | ![]() |
Step-child adoption by same-sex couples | ![]() |
Joint adoption by same-sex couples | ![]() |
Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military | ![]() |
Right to change legal gender | ![]() |
Access to IVF for lesbians | ![]() |
Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples | ![]() |
MSM allowed to donate blood | ![]() |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Uzbekistan: Gay Men Face Abuse, Prison". 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Uzbekistan: Gay Men Face Abuse, Prison". 23 March 2021.
- ^ "a45cbf3cc66c17f04420786aa164.htm". www.legislationline.org.
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