Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Uruguay

Equality Index ?
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83 / 100
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93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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73 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1933
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