Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Kazakhstan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 1995
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownParental approval required
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 1997
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 1991
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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