Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & El Salvador

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1974
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