Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Myanmar

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 1946
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Restricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1861
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