Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Mongolia

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1992
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