Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Nicaragua

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2008
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