Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
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64 / 100
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81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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48 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1947
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