Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & British Virgin Islands

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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2007
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Same-sex adoptionN/AAmbiguous
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2001
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
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