Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Tajikistan

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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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