Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & New Zealand

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75 / 100
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87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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64 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1986
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