Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & Afghanistan

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
1 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageAmbiguous
Since 2024
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1919
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2007
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2015
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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