Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
1 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
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74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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54 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2005
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