Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Libya

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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1953
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1951
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
37% Did not mention homosexuals
63% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
92% Not justifiable
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
5% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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