Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Macau

Equality Index ?
1 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
2 / 100
40 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Unrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
47% Agree
14% Disagree
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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