Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Poland

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1970
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 1964
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1932
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