Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Seychelles

Equality Index ?
1 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
2 / 100
66 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2016
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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