Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Oman

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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
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1971
Not legal
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Ambiguous
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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