Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Canada

Equality Index ?
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78 / 100
Legal Index ?
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95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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61 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1969
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 1995
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2019
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