Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Ukraine

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2001
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