Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Burkina Faso

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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