Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Hong Kong

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66 / 100
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78 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2006
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