Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & China

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1949
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