Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
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69 / 100
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75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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64 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1992
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