Compare LGBT Rights in Uzbekistan & Western Sahara

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Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
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