Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Spain

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownVaries by Region
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 1995
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2023
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1977
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 1976
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1995
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