Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2024
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Female equal, male N/A
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