Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Lesotho

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43 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 1966
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2012
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