LGBT Rights in Herāt Province

    Homosexuality
    ✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    N/A
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✖ Unequal
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History

Homosexual activity in Herāt

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Homosexual activity in Herāt is illegal (death penalty as punishment).

Current status
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Under The Taliban Rule.
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Same-sex marriage in Herāt

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Same-sex marriage in Herāt is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Not criminalized.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Herāt

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Herāt is n/a.

Current status
N/A
While In Herat, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics itself, it is Punishable by death in Afghanistan under the Taliban Rule.
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Right to change legal gender in Herāt

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Right to change legal gender in Herāt is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Punishable by beating to death under the Taliban Rule.
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Gender-affirming care in Herāt

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Gender-affirming care in Herāt is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Herāt

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Herāt is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Herāt

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LGBT discrimination in Herāt is no protections.

Current status
No protections
None exist.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Herāt

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LGBT employment discrimination in Herāt is no protections.

Current status
No protections
None exist.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Herāt

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LGBT housing discrimination in Herāt is no protections.

Current status
No protections
None exist.
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Same-sex adoption in Herāt

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Same-sex adoption in Herāt is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Herāt

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Intersex infant surgery in Herāt is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Herāt

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Serving openly in military in Herāt is legal.

Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Herāt

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Blood donations by MSMs in Herāt is banned (1-year deferral).

Current status
Banned (1-year deferral)
Nationwide.
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Conversion therapy in Herāt

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Conversion therapy in Herāt is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized.
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Equal age of consent in Herāt

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Equal age of consent in Herāt is unequal.

Current status
Unequal
Nationwide.
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