Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Vatican City

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1890
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Other punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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