Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
1 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
2 / 100
68 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
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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