Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Russia

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Varies by Region
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 1995
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2023
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/ASingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot 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 1996
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