Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Iceland

Equality Index ?
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94 / 100
Legal Index ?
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98 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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90 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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