Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & India

Equality Index ?
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60 / 100
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65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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54 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2014
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Gender identity only
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Gender identity only
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownVaries by Region
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2018
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