Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & Afghanistan

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
1 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
2 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageAmbiguous
Since 2024
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
N/A
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
52% Good place
28% Not a good place
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
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