Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Jordan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1952
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1952
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1952
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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