Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Timor-Leste

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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