Hello everyone,

I’m a 20-year-old guy from Uzbekistan, and I wanted to share my perspective on growing up gay here and talk about the everyday logic and hypocrisy surrounding this topic.

Looking back, I’ve felt an attraction to men for as long as I can remember. Even as a kid, seeing a shirtless guy triggered feelings I couldn't quite explain at the time. By 14, I realized I was gay, but living in such a conservative environment made it impossible to accept myself until I was about 18. Because I present fairly masculine, nobody suspects anything in daily life, but constantly hiding a core part of who you are is exhausting.

What frustrates me most is how normalized extreme hatred is here—people casually wishing death or violence on gay people without a second thought. When you look at their reasoning, the logic completely falls apart:

Medical Misinformation: People genuinely claim being gay comes from "low testosterone" or not doing enough sports. Even some local doctors push this myth, completely ignoring the reality that sexual orientation has nothing to do workout routines.

Selective Religious Morality: People constantly use religion to justify hatred, yet they ignore major sins in their own lives like corruption, lying, usury, and violence, sometimes even bragging about them. Society picks one private trait to scapegoat while turning a blind eye to actions that cause real harm.

The "Western Trend" Fallacy: Society frames being gay as a foreign import or a conscious lifestyle choice. Nobody in a deeply conservative society would willingly choose an identity that brings legal risks, social ostracization, and intense family pressure.

Even within my own social circle, almost everyone holds these hateful views, so I’ve never come out to a single person. What scares me most is how my parents would react. I’m the oldest child, and both my parents have always been proud of me—especially my mom. While they've given me more freedom than many traditional Uzbek families, they are still religious. Carrying the weight of their expectations while hiding my reality takes a serious toll on my mental health. I am sure that most of the people are ready to give up their friendship or any relations if they find out their friend is gay.

At the end of the day, someone's personal attraction doesn't hurt anyone. I just wish people spent less energy on hatred and more on fixing the actual problems around them.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic

Hey guys. As the title already says, I’d like to know what you would recommend me to do in Tashkent. To be very honest, the first day (today) wasn’t very pleasant.
A taxi driver who changed the price to 10 dollars for the ride to our hotel , when we in fact owned him 36.000 sum (3 dollar) according to yandex, because. As he says, he put our suitcases into his car and unloaded them at our hotel?
Waiter who are barely looking at you when you ask a question (which you have to do, because there is only one menu in uzbek)
Extremely intrusive people at the bazar that will shout something in uzbek to you when you don’t buy something.
And museum where you have to pay 10 times the price that locals have to pay, where the saleswoman also didn’t looked even once at us and would rather chew her gum and play with her phone.
Especially when I compare all of this to other CA cities like Bishkek, until now the trip was very disappointing.
But I hope someone here can give me a good suggestion 🙏🏻

Prime minister Narendra Modi he got highest civilian award in Uzbekistan (land of Babur), while he is same guy who demolished Historical BABUR MASJID in india (3000 people killed), changed road name in New Delhi and several states which were on Babur’s name because hate for Muslims, killed 1200+ muslims in gujrat and still have guts to go to Babur land, why Uzbek people supporting? Go do your own research he and his party BJP they hate Uzbeks, Turks, Mughals, all kind of Muslims to the core

Assalomu alaykum! I will be conducting dissertation research in Toshkent between October and January. I am currently prescribed a number of medications, and I was hoping to ask some questions about traveling with them.

Does this legislation on the transportation of medications -- https://lex.uz/uz/docs/2815342 -- apply to travelers bringing medications for personal use? If so, my understanding is that my Adderall is restricted but not prohibited. As long as I keep my Adderall in its original prescription bottle and bring a doctor's note about the medication, will I be able to bring it into Uzbekistan? If so, is there a limit to how much I can bring -- i.e., would I be able to bring in three months' worth, or only a one-month supply?

Additionally, my understanding is that my lamotrigine, bupropion, finasteride, and spironolactone are not restricted medications. Am I correct? If I am, are there nonetheless still restrictions on how much of each medication I can bring?

Lastly, my mother may visit while I'm in Uzbekistan. Are estradiol valerate or progesterone restricted in Uzbekistan? Relatedly, as long as they are stored safely, are medical-grade syringes and needles allowed?

Vaqtingiz uchun katta rahmat!!))

Hi!

I'm M27. I look for friends from Uzbekistan or Uzbeki descendants. I'm from the Netherlands and partly Turkish. I'd like to visit the country someday due my interest in history.

I understand friendships come with common interests. I like to read books, such as poetry, fiction and I like to watch movies as well. I hope we can find each other!

Let me know so we can share our Instagrams.

Are there any working normal dating apps except dayvinchik? Btw, dating apps suck, but i don't know how to make new friends, after graduation everything (school, university) it's hard to meet new people especially when you are an introverted person.

Xar doim gapirishadi — ota -onangni ezgula, ota-onangni hojilarga olib bor, ota-onanga XIZMAT QIL?! Men nima uchun tu’gilganman - o’zligimni yutib ularga xizmatkor bo’lishim uchunmi? Nega men bunday yashashim kerak? Menchi, inson emasmanmi?

Hammaning ham ota-onasi farzandini o’ylamaydi. Hammasi ham farzandlarini yaxshi ko’rmaydi. Bu haqiqat. Eng yomon ko’rganim esa — masjidda imomlarni ma’ruzalari. Ular sizni o’z fikr-ongingizni o’chirib tashlab, faqat birovga bo’ysuishingizni hohlaydi.

Yaxshi ko’rish - xizmat evaziga erishilmaydi. Bola tug’ganingiz bu sizni “yutug’ingiz, savob ishingiz” emas - bu sizni javobgar qiluvchi tanlovingiz. Bolangiz sizga hech narsaga majbur emas, ularni dunyoga keltirishingizni so’ramagan. Ularning o’z xayotini — turmush qurish/qurmasligi, qaysi sohada faoliyat olib borishni, o’zi farzand ko’rish/ko’rmasligi, istagan diniga e’tiqod qilish/qilmasigi — bu ularning hayoti. Siz o’z fikringizni faqatgina so’ralganida bildiring.

Mening ota-onam shaxsiyati nosog’lom, ular bilan chin dildan bir xonada o’tira olmayman. Meni nima desangiz deng — kofirmi, tarbiyasizmi - menga umuman baribir. Men o’zimni qadrlayman. Men tinchlikda yashashni xohlayman

Hi all,

I've been reading about the new automated immigration Fast Track system at Tashkent airport, and I was wondering if it's worth it?

My flight lands at 3am on Saturday morning, and I'd like some sleep before exploring haha.

If it is worth it, how does it work? Do I scan the QR code and GK through the gate to an immigration official?

Thanks!

I'm traveling in Uzbekistan in a few months and very excited about the trip. I am South Asian, but pass as anything from Latino to Arab. I grew up in America and am very westernized. I mostly speak English.

I've noticed that the tourist experiences for "brown" people aren't always the same as those of western Europeans. Especially, in the middle east, where I often don't get treated as well as my white friends (things like getting ignored by staff at restaurants, people pretending they don't understand me when I know they speak English, people quicker to get angry or assuming I'm my white friend's servant). Should I expect the same in Uzbekistan?

I'll continue in uzbek. Qachonki qarindosh, qo'shnilar va boshqalar bilan uchrashganimizda har doim kelinlar va qaynonalar haqida g'iybat qilib o'tirishadi, nimaniki xato qilgan bo'lishsa hammasini erinmasdan aytib o'tirishadi. Xattoki televideniyeda ham hamma seriallar shu qaynona kelin masalasiga qaratilgan. Dunyoda ko'plab katta muammolar bor lekin shu bizni O'zbekistonimizda "kelin" problemasi tugamaydi. Qaynonalar o'g'li va kelinining o'rtasiga tushib, oilasini buzadi, kelinining har bitta ishidan xato topib o'tiradi, abuse qiladi. Bazan xatto er ham xotinini abuse qiladi va buni jamiyat normal holat deb biladi. Men bular haqida eshitib, o'z ko'zim bilan ham ko'rib, qancha odamlar baxtsiz marriageda yashayotganini ko'rib o'zim ham turmush qurgim kelmay qolgan(bilaman hammada ham unday bo'lmaydi lekin turmush qurdim va baxtliman degan odamni uchratmaganman hayotimda). Xullas this was my vent and it's all so exhausting.

Hi all. I’m traveling to Uzbekistan next week from Canada. I am looking to take cash out from an atm there. I do need to take some usd out as well and was thinking of just converting the Uzbek som’s to USD. Is that possible there? Are the rates there good?

Hi

My gf and I are in Uzbekistan and fully loving it! We will be in Tashkent on the the 8th and planning in staying in Chimgan area for 3 days (8-11th Sept) our flight back to EU is on the 12th from Tashkent.

We don't have an international driving licence unfortunately. Any recommendation on:

1. How to get to Chimgan from Tashkent

2. How to move around once in Chimgan

3. How to get back from Chimgan to Tashkent

4. Is Yandex go available in Chimgan?

Thank for you help

Hello everyone. I am planning holiday in mid of November with my wife. I want to travel to Kazakhstan ( Almaty and surrounding areas). Please suggest will weather be good and where to spend 5 days in Uzbekistan. I don't want to rush travel. More keen on relax travel with few main attraction. My schedule as per my thoughts

14 nov reach Almaty

19 nov reach Tashkent

24 November flyback

Please suggest, can do vice versa too. Thanks amd congratulations on Uzbekistan independence day.

Hello All,

Can anyone confirm if the high speed trains between Tashkent and Samarkand have been cancelled? My tour operator says the 2 30 pm departure for 21 September has been cancelled. Train number 732A

Hayron qolaman, bazida o'zimi huddi orqada qolgandek his qilaman. Yoshim 18da, garchi o'zim ham kamida nimadir foydali ish bilan chiqsam ham. Ko'chadagi hamma, allaqachon "muhim bo'lgan nimalarnidur" qilayotgan tuyiladi menga, huddi o'zimi bekorchidek his qilaman.

Kontent meykerman, instagramni 3 yil oldin o'chirib tashlaganman. Nega?, bu g'alati chunki men o'sha vaqtda judayam ko'p, deyarli meni yoshimda bo'lib, amerikada yurgan, yoki IELTSdan yoki SAT dan baland ball olgan yoshlarni ko'p ko'rvorganman, qo'shimchasiga ko'plar mendan aqilli, kreativdek tuyilgan, chunki qayoqqa qaramay zo'r zo'r narsalar chiqarardi odamlar. Men ham instagram yutub ochib, bu narsalarni ko'rib orqada qogandek his qilagnman., go'yoki faqat hayot shulardan iboratdek tuyilgan.

Ingiliz tilidan IELTS kurs sotib ogandim "folon pulga"

O'sha onlayn kursda, teacher hammadan bu testni ishlab korilar necha chiqyabdi degan hamma baland baland natijalarni aytishardi, vaholanki bu kursni boshlanishi edi. Men bo'lsa o'sha paytlarda GENERAL ENGLISH dabdala edi, kursda menga berilgan ko'p narsa menga begona, murakkabdek tuyilyan, go'yoki, qoganlar bo'lsa hammasini bemalol, qiyinchiliksiz ishlab o'rganyotgandek.

Hullas, men folon pulga sotib ogan kursimi o'chirvordim.

Instagramni o'chirvordim.

Lekin, yoshligimizda baribiram solishtirishga doir steriotiplar bo'lganligi uchunam haligacha bu narsa ehtimol menda hal bo'lmagandir.

P/s: ingilizchani yaxshi tushunaman. Pesh qivormela hadeb😁🥲

Hi,
we have been approached by an usbek girl and after talking for a while she invited us to an Usbek wedding to attend.
She said it was 200000 som per Person to attend and she also have a few other tourists to attend.
Apparently she only knows the couple by distant connections.
I am not sure if this is a warm welcome or just a commercial event to receive money from tourists as it does not feel authentic to have strangers at your wedding.
Of course a local Usbek wedding would be a nice experience but only if it’s not a form of tourist attraction.
Would you go in our case ? And what is an expected amount for a cash gift ? She said approximately 5000-100000 som. Is it unspokenly expected?

Would love to hear your thoughts

im 19F, a medical student here in uzbekistan. I find uzbek culture really beautiful and cool and I would love to have a local friend who can tell me more about the country, the people, the food!

P.S. they fixed it