Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Restricted
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2006
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Varies by Region
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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