Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Russia

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Other punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1993
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AVaries by Region
Since 1997
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