Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Portugal

Equality Index ?
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76 / 100
Legal Index ?
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93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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60 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1982
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
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