Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & United Arab Emirates

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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