Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & South Sudan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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