Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & France

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75 / 100
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90 / 100
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59 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1791
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1975
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1989
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownParental approval required
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1982
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