Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Somalia

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Other punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Since 1960
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1962
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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