Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Myanmar

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Since 1886
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1886
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1886
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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