Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Zimbabwe

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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