Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Bangladesh

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 1860
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
20% Did not mention homosexuals
77% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
7% Agree
75% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
19% Good place
28% Not a good place
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