Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Sudan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
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 1956
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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