Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Qatar

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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