Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Pitcairn Islands

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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1967
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalUnknown
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Since 2001
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Bathroom accessRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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
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