Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Cuba

Equality Index ?
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75 / 100
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81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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70 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 1979
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1979
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