Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Eswatini

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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