Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Iran

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1979
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Other punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1979
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1979
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1979
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1979
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