Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Nepal

Equality Index ?
1 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
2 / 100
68 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Ambiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
52% Good place
28% Not a good place
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