- 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
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Afghanistan is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Since Oct 7, 1976
Same-sex marriage in Afghanistan is not legal.
Since Aug 8, 1971
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Afghanistan is other punishment.
Since Sep 15, 2021
Right to change legal gender in Afghanistan is illegal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Afghanistan is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Afghanistan is no protections.
Since Aug 19, 1919
LGBT employment discrimination in Afghanistan is no protections.
Since Aug 19, 1919
LGBT housing discrimination in Afghanistan is no protections.
Since Aug 19, 1919
Same-sex adoption in Afghanistan is illegal.
Serving openly in military in Afghanistan is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Afghanistan is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Afghanistan is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Afghanistan is n/a.
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