Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Afghanistan

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Since 2022
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 adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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