Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
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