Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Jamaica

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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