Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Antarctica

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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
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1971
Varies by Region
Since 2016
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
N/A
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
N/A
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
N/A
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedN/A
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
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