Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Tanzania

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Restricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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