Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Kazakhstan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1995
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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