Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Panama

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2008
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