Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Vietnam

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1999
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