Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Malta

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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