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
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Legal
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 adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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