Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
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22 / 100
Legal Index ?
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35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 1940
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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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