Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Syria

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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