Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Vatican City

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Other punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1890
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