Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Mexico

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1872
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownVaries by Region
Since 2003
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Same-sex adoptionIllegalVaries by Region
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1871
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