Compare LGBT Rights in Uganda & United States

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
1 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Varies by Region
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2015
Varies by Region
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Varies by Region
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedVaries by Region
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1904
Varies by Region
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1904
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2021
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