Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & North Macedonia

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49 / 100
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64 / 100
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34 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2006
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
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
Since 2009
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1996
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