- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ Other punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Public Opinion
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #108 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(89%) Not a good place
Good place (2%)
History
Homosexual activity in Afghanistan is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Current status
Since Oct 7, 1976
Since Oct 7, 1976
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Article 427 states homosexuality will suffer long imprisonments (along with Adultery.) In addition, article 398 states that honour killing is encouraged.
Same-sex marriage in Afghanistan is not legal.
Current status
Since Aug 8, 1971
Since Aug 8, 1971
Not legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Afghanistan is other punishment.
Current status
Since Sep 15, 2021
Since Sep 15, 2021
Other punishment
It is illegal and punishable by death to be homosexual in Afghanistan. Taliban is censoring LGBTQ+ topics because LGBTQ+ is illegal under Islamic Sharia Law.
Right to change legal gender in Afghanistan is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No Legal identity change. Crossdressing is illegal under the Taliban.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Afghanistan is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
LGBT people here are forced to keep their gender identity a secret.
LGBT discrimination in Afghanistan is no protections.
Current status
Since Aug 19, 1919
Since Aug 19, 1919
No protections
LGBT employment discrimination in Afghanistan is no protections.
Current status
Since Aug 19, 1919
Since Aug 19, 1919
No protections
None exist in the criminal code.
LGBT housing discrimination in Afghanistan is no protections.
Current status
Since Aug 19, 1919
Since Aug 19, 1919
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Afghanistan is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is illegal.
Serving openly in military in Afghanistan is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
According to Wikipedia.
Conversion therapy in Afghanistan is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Homosexuality is punishable by death.
Equal age of consent in Afghanistan is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
LGBT Rights by Province
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Alternative names: Afganistan/Afqanestan (local name)
