Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Gabon

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 2020
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