Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Uzbekistan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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