Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Bahrain

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1976
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1976
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1976
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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