Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Bangladesh

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1860
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1969
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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