Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Turkmenistan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1999
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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