Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Nepal

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Ambiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Restricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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