Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Tonga

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1998
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
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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