Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Nepal

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Ambiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2007
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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