Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
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
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