Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Latvia

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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