Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & China

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Other type of partnership
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Restricted
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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