Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Saint Helena

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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