Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Bahrain

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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
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1971
Not legal
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1976
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1976
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1976
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1976
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