Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Gabon

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2 / 100
30 / 100
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44 / 100
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16 / 100
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 careBannedAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
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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