Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Belize

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Public Opinion Index ?
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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 2016
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 2016
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