Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Isle of Man

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2016
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownParental approval required
Since 2001
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2006
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