Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Christmas Island

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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