Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Zambia

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2005
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