Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Kyrgyzstan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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