Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2006
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