Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Eritrea

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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Unrecognized
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1957
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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