Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & El Salvador

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1822
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 1858
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1822
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